Calling a clinic about a fever
Meaning: I have a fever. Can I see a doctor today?
熱があります。今日、診てもらえますか。
Netsu ga arimasu. Kyō, mite moraemasu ka.
Japanese scripts for clinics & pharmacies
Show your phone. That's it.
Handing over a prescription at a pharmacy
Meaning: Here is my prescription. Please fill it.
処方箋です。お願いします。
Shohōsen desu. Onegai shimasu.
Asking for an English explanation of your medicine
Meaning: Could I have the explanation of this medicine in English?
この薬の説明を英語でいただけますか。
Kono kusuri no setsumei o eigo de itadakemasu ka.
How to use these
- · Works on the phone and at the counter — read it out, or just show the screen.
- · In an emergency, call 119 (ambulance). These scripts are for routine visits.
- · Staff may not speak English; the Japanese text is there so you don't need them to.
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