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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is great to be here again. Lucas: Today we are stepping into a very specific place. A pharmacy. Luna: Oh, right. Like when you feel sick but not bad enough for a hospital. Lucas: Exactly. In Japan, these places are called yakkyoku. They have amazing advice from pharmacists. Luna: I love that. You can just walk in and ask for help. Lucas: Let us start with the most important thing. Asking for cold medicine. Luna: Okay. How do I say that? Lucas: Listen closely. Kazen no kusuri o kudasai. Luna: Kazen no kusuri o kudasai. Lucas: Perfect. Kazen no kusuri o kudasai. Luna: That means please give me cold medicine. Lucas: Right. Kazen means cold illness. Kusuri is medicine. Kudasai is please give. Luna: Kazen no kusuri o kudasai. Got it. Lucas: Now imagine the pharmacist asks what your symptoms are. Luna: Oh no. Do I know how to say fever? Lucas: You will learn it now. Netsu ga arimasu. Luna: Netsu ga arimasu. Lucas: Good. Netsu ga arimasu. Luna: Netsu ga arimasu. That means I have a fever. Lucas: Yes. Netsu is heat or fever. Arimasu means to exist for objects. Luna: So I have heat? Yes. Makes sense. Lucas: Exactly. Let us try another symptom. Headache. Luna: Headache. Zutsuu ga shimasu? Lucas: Very close. It is zutsuu ga shimasu. Luna: Zutsuu ga shimasu. Lucas: Repeat it slowly. Zutsuu ga shimasu. Luna: Zutsuu ga shimasu. Lucas: Zutsuu ga shimasu. Luna: Zutsuu ga shimasu. That means my head hurts. Lucas: Correct. Shimasu means to do or to happen here. Luna: So if I combine them? Kazen no kusuri o kudasai. Netsu ga arimasu. Lucas: Yes. Please give me cold medicine. I have a fever. Luna: That sounds polite and clear. Lucas: It is. Now let us talk about safety. Side effects. Luna: Oh yes. Important question. Lucas: Fukusayou wa arimasu ka. Luna: Fukusayou wa arimasu ka? Lucas: Good. Fukusayou wa arimasu ka? Luna: Fukusayou wa arimasu ka? Lucas: This means are there any side effects? Luna: Fukusayou is side effect. Arimasu ka is is there? Lucas: Spot on. This shows you care about your health. Luna: I want to make sure the medicine works too. Lucas: Let us finish the interaction. Paying the bill. Luna: How do I ask for the total? Lucas: Okaikei o oshiete kudasai. Luna: Okaikei o oshiete kudasai. Lucas: Okaikei o oshiete kudasai. Luna: Okaikei o oshiete kudasai. Lucas: Okaikei means account or bill. Oshiete kudasai means please teach or tell. Luna: So please tell me the bill. Nice way to ask. Lucas: It is standard polite Japanese. Okaikei o oshiete kudasai. Luna: Let us run through the whole scene quickly. Lucas: Go ahead. Start with the request. Luna: Kazen no kusuri o kudasai. Netsu ga arimasu. Lucas: Good. Add the headache. Luna: Zutsuu ga shimasu. Fukusayou wa arimasu ka? Lucas: Excellent. End with the payment. Luna: Okaikei o oshiete kudasai. Lucas: You nailed it. That was perfect. Luna: I feel ready to visit a pharmacy now. Lucas: Really? Even though you are not sick? Luna: Just in case. Or to practice the phrases. Lucas: Practice is always good. Kazen no kusuri o kudasai. Luna: Kazen no kusuri o kudasai. Lucas: Netsu ga arimasu. Luna: Netsu ga arimasu. Lucas: Zutsuu ga shimasu. Luna: Zutsuu ga shimasu. Lucas: Fukusayou wa arimasu ka. Luna: Fukusayou wa arimasu ka. Lucas: Okaikei o oshiete kudasai. Luna: Okaikei o oshiete kudasai. Lucas: You remember every phrase perfectly. Luna: Thanks to your slow pacing. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language... Luna: Then supporting us helps keep this ad-free. Lucas: We have a link at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo — that's F. E. X. I. N. G. O. Luna: Even a small coffee keeps the show running. Lucas: Back to our phrases. Okaikei o oshiete kudasai. Luna: Okaikei o oshiete kudasai. Lucas: Practice these until we chat again.