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Japanese health phrases

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Short phrases for urgent help, reception, symptoms, pharmacy safety, insurance, and payment.

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18 useful phrases

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emergency

Please call an ambulance.

救急車を呼んでください。

Kyūkyūsha o yonde kudasai.

emergency

I cannot breathe well.

息が苦しいです。

Iki ga kurushii desu.

emergency

I have severe chest pain.

胸がひどく痛いです。

Mune ga hidoku itai desu.

emergency

I may be having a severe allergic reaction.

重いアレルギー反応かもしれません。

Omoi arerugī hannō kamo shiremasen.

reception

I need to see a doctor.

医師の診察を受けたいです。

Ishi no shinsatsu o uketai desu.

reception

I do not speak Japanese. Is interpretation available?

日本語が話せません。通訳はいますか？

Nihongo ga hanasemasen. Tsūyaku wa imasu ka?

reception

I do not have an appointment. Can I be seen today?

予約はありません。今日、診てもらえますか？

Yoyaku wa arimasen. Kyō, mite moraemasu ka?

reception

I am calling before I come. Can you accept me today?

受診前に電話しています。今日、診てもらえますか？

Jushin mae ni denwa shiteimasu. Kyō, mite moraemasu ka?

symptoms

It hurts here.

ここが痛いです。

Koko ga itai desu.

symptoms

I have had a fever since yesterday.

昨日から熱があります。

Kinō kara netsu ga arimasu.

symptoms

I have vomiting and diarrhea.

嘔吐と下痢があります。

Ōto to geri ga arimasu.

symptoms

I am pregnant, or I may be pregnant.

妊娠中、または妊娠の可能性があります。

Ninshin-chū, mata wa ninshin no kanōsei ga arimasu.

pharmacy

These are the medicines and supplements I take.

今飲んでいる薬とサプリメントはこれです。

Ima nonde iru kusuri to sapurimento wa kore desu.

pharmacy

I have a medicine allergy.

薬のアレルギーがあります。

Kusuri no arerugī ga arimasu.

pharmacy

Can I take this with my current medicine?

今の薬と一緒に飲んでもいいですか？

Ima no kusuri to issho ni nonde mo ii desu ka?

pharmacy

Will this medicine make me drowsy?

この薬は眠くなりますか？

Kono kusuri wa nemuku narimasu ka?

payment

Can I use this health insurance card?

この健康保険証は使えますか？

Kono kenkō hokenshō wa tsukaemasu ka?

payment

Can I pay by credit card?

クレジットカードで払えますか？

Kurejitto kādo de haraemasu ka?