{"id":3092,"date":"2014-02-17T08:24:10","date_gmt":"2014-02-17T08:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=3092"},"modified":"2014-06-06T16:48:46","modified_gmt":"2014-06-06T16:48:46","slug":"what-to-say-when-you-are-not-feeling-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/what-to-say-when-you-are-not-feeling-well\/","title":{"rendered":"What to say when you are not feeling well."},"content":{"rendered":"

Here in Portland, we’ve just gone through a pretty heavy winter storm recently. Hope everyone is doing well in this winter season. The cold snowy weather prompted me to this topic: what to say when you are not feeling well in Japanese. I sure hope that you won’t have to use this too often, but just in case, these are the expressions that you can use when you are under the weather.<\/p>\n

\uff5e\u304c\u75db\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002(~ga itai.)<\/p>\n

\u3044\u305f\u3044\u3001\u75db\u3044means it hurts. In English, we have vocabularies, such as stomachache, headache, and so on. In Japanese, we also have those expressions, but let me introduce you to simpler expressions first.<\/p>\n

Also, by adding the word, “desu(\u3067\u3059)”, it will sound more polite; however, it is not necessary to add it all the time. \u00a0It will depend on who you are talking to….<\/p>\n

One thing to note here is that you don’t have to add “watashino(\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e)” at the beginning of the sentence, like when we speak in English, such as “My” ear hurts. We often omit the subject while we speak in Japanese. It sounds more natural that way.<\/p>\n

Here are the examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Japanese<\/strong><\/td>\nHiragana<\/strong><\/td>\nPronunciation<\/strong><\/td>\nEnglish Translation<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u982d\u304c\u75db\u3044<\/td>\n\u3042\u305f\u307e\u304c\u3044\u305f\u3044<\/td>\natama ga itai<\/td>\nMy head hurts.\/ I have a headache.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u304a\u8179\u304c\u75db\u3044<\/td>\n\u304a\u306a\u304b\u304c\u3044\u305f\u3044<\/td>\nonaka ga itai<\/td>\nMy stomach hurts.\/I have a stomachache.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u8db3\u304c\u75db\u3044<\/td>\n\u3042\u3057\u304c\u3044\u305f\u3044<\/td>\nashi ga itai<\/td>\nMy feet hurts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u80cc\u4e2d\u304c\u75db\u3044<\/td>\n\u305b\u306a\u304b\u304c\u3044\u305f\u3044<\/td>\nsenaka ga itai<\/td>\nMy back hurts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u8170\u304c\u75db\u3044<\/td>\n\u3053\u3057\u304c\u3044\u305f\u3044<\/td>\nkoshiga itai<\/td>\nMy hip hurts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u8db3\u9996\u304c\u75db\u3044<\/td>\n\u3042\u3057\u304f\u3073\u304c\u3044\u305f\u3044<\/td>\nashikubu ga itai<\/td>\nMy ankle hurts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5589\u304c\u75db\u3044<\/td>\n\u306e\u3069\u304c\u3044\u305f\u3044<\/td>\nnodo ga itai<\/td>\nMy throat hurts.\/I have a sore throat.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u8033\u304c\u75db\u3044<\/td>\n\u307f\u307f\u304c\u3044\u305f\u3044<\/td>\nmimi ga itai<\/td>\nMy ear hurts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Now you got the idea…this is a good opportunity to learn some body parts in Japanese.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u3042\u305f\u307e\uff1d(atama)head
\n\u3081\uff1d(me)eyes
\n\u307f\u307f\uff1d(mimi)ears
\n\u304f\u3061\uff1d(kuchi)mouth
\n\u306f\u306a\uff1d(hana)nose
\n\u306e\u3069\uff1d(nodo)throat
\n\u304b\u305f\uff1d(kata)shoulder
\n\u3080\u306d\uff1d(mune)chest
\n\u3046\u3067\uff1d(ude)arm
\n\u304a\u306a\u304b\uff1d(onaka)stomach
\n\u3078\u305d\uff1d(heso)belly botton
\n\u3082\u3082\uff1d(momo)thigh
\n\u3072\u3056\uff1d(hiza)knee
\n\u3059\u306d\uff1d(sune)shin
\n\u3042\u3057\uff1d(ashi)leg<\/p>\n

Stay healthy, everyone!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Here in Portland, we’ve just gone through a pretty heavy winter storm recently. Hope everyone is doing well in this winter season. The cold snowy weather prompted me to this topic: what to say when you are not feeling well in Japanese. I sure hope that you won’t have to use this too often, but…<\/p>\n

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