About This Lesson
Use Talking about a sore throat to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
喉が少し痛いです。
noh-doh gah soo-KOH-shee ee-TAI dess My throat feels a little sore.
B
温かいものを飲んでみてください。
ah-tah-tah-KAI MOH-noh oh NOHN-deh mee-TEH koo-dah-SAI Try drinking something warm.
A
お茶を入れてくれますか。
oh-CHAH oh ee-REH-teh koo-REH-mahss kah Could you make me some tea?
B
今、作ります。
ee-MAH, tsoo-KOO-ree-MAHSS I'll make some now.
A
今日は声が少し変です。
KYOO-wah koh-eh gah soo-KOH-shee HEN dess My voice sounds strange today.
B
今はあまり話さないでください。
ee-MAH-wah ah-MAH-ree hah-nah-sah-NAI deh koo-dah-SAI Try to speak less for now.
A
それを飲んだら休みます。
soh-REH oh NOHN-dah-rah yah-SOO-mee-mahss I'll rest after I drink it.
B
それで喉が楽になるでしょう。
soh-REH deh noh-doh gah rah-KOO nee-NAH-roo deh-SHOH That should help your throat.Word by Word
喉
喉 means “throat” here, as in 喉が少し痛いです。It is used for the body part that feels sore. A reusable pattern is 喉が痛いです。 when saying that your throat hurts.
が
が marks 喉 as the body part that has the condition in 喉が少し痛いです。It connects the subject or condition to the description 痛いです. A reusable pattern is [body part]が痛いです。
少し
少し means “a little” here and softens the statement 喉が少し痛いです。It shows that the pain is limited rather than severe. You can reuse 少し before a description when saying something is a little a certain way.
痛い
痛い means “painful” or “hurts” here, describing the throat in 喉が少し痛いです。The exact form 痛い is followed by です to make the statement polite. A reusable pattern is [body part]が痛いです。
です
です makes 喉が少し痛いです a polite statement. Here it follows 痛い and gives the sentence a polite ending. The same polite ending appears after 変 in 今日は声が少し変です。
温かい
温かい means “warm” here and describes the thing to drink in 温かいものを飲んでみてください。It comes before もの to describe what kind of thing it is. A reusable pattern is 温かいものを飲む, “drink something warm.”
もの
もの means “thing” or “something” here, so 温かいもの means “something warm.” It lets the speaker refer generally to a warm drink without naming one. A reusable pattern is [description]ものを飲む.
を
を marks 温かいもの as what is drunk in 温かいものを飲んでみてください。It comes after the object and before 飲んで. A reusable pattern is [thing]を飲む.
飲んで
飲んで is the form of 飲む used in the suggestion 温かいものを飲んでみてください。It contributes the action “drink” to the construction 飲んでみてください, “please try drinking.” Use 飲んでみてください when politely suggesting that someone try a drink.
みて
みて contributes “try doing it” in 飲んでみてください。Together with 飲んで and ください, it makes the polite suggestion “please try drinking.” A reusable pattern is [て-form]みてください.
ください
ください makes 飲んでみてください a polite request or suggestion. Here it asks the other person to try drinking something warm. A reusable pattern is [て-form]ください for a polite request to do something.
お茶
お茶 means “tea” here in お茶を入れてくれますか。The お makes this expression polite, and the whole word names the drink being prepared. A reusable pattern is お茶を飲む or お茶を入れる.
入れて
入れて means “make or prepare” in the tea expression お茶を入れてくれますか。Here it is the form used before くれますか to ask someone to prepare tea for the speaker. The citation form is 入れる, and 入れて is its form used in this request pattern.
くれます
くれます contributes “do something for me” in お茶を入れてくれますか。The construction 入れてくれますか asks politely whether the other person will prepare tea for the speaker. A reusable pattern is [て-form]くれますか when asking someone to do something for you.
か
か marks お茶を入れてくれますか as a question. It turns the polite request into a question about whether the other person can do it. A reusable pattern is [polite sentence]か for a polite question.
今
今 means “now” in 今、作ります。It tells the listener that the speaker will make the tea at this time. A reusable pattern is 今、[action]ます。 when announcing what you will do now.
作ります
作ります means “make” here, referring to the tea requested in お茶を入れてくれますか。The polite form 作ります is used in 今、作ります。 to promise or announce the action. A reusable pattern is [object]を作ります。
今日
今日 means “today” in 今日は声が少し変です。It sets today as the time being discussed. A reusable pattern is 今日[は] when describing something about today.
は
は marks 今日 as the topic in 今日は声が少し変です。The sentence says that, as for today, the voice sounds a little strange. A reusable pattern is [time or topic]は[description]です。
声
声 means “voice” here in 今日は声が少し変です。It is the thing being described as unusual today. A reusable pattern is 声が[description]です。 when talking about how someone’s voice sounds.
変
変 means “strange” or “unusual” here, describing the voice in 今日は声が少し変です。It says the voice seems different from normal in this situation. The polite sentence pattern is [thing]が変です。
あまり
あまり means “not much” or “not very” here in 今はあまり話さないでください。With the negative form 話さない, it limits how much the person should speak. A reusable pattern is あまり[negative expression] for saying that something should not happen much.
話さない
話さない means “do not speak” in 今はあまり話さないでください。It is the negative form used before でください to make a polite request not to speak much. The citation form is 話す, and 話さない is the negative form used here.
で
で is part of the request construction 話さないでください, meaning “please do not speak.” It connects the negative form 話さない with ください; it does not mean “by means of” in this sentence. A reusable pattern is [negative form]でください for a polite request not to do something.
それ
それ means “that” or “it” in それを飲んだら休みます。Here it refers to the warm drink mentioned earlier. A reusable pattern is それを[verb] when referring to something already understood in the conversation.
飲んだら
飲んだら means “after drinking it” or “once I drink it” in それを飲んだら休みます。It connects drinking the tea with the later action of resting. The citation form is 飲む, and 飲んだら is used here in the conditional pattern [action]たら[following action].
休みます
休みます means “rest” here in それを飲んだら休みます。It describes what the speaker plans to do after drinking the tea. A reusable pattern is [action]たら休みます。 when saying that you will rest after something.
楽
楽 means “relief” or “feeling better” in それで喉が楽になるでしょう。Here it describes the throat becoming more comfortable. A reusable pattern is [body part]が楽になる when saying that a body part feels better.
に
に marks 楽 as the state reached in 喉が楽になるでしょう。Together, 楽になる means “become more comfortable” or “feel better.” A reusable pattern is [state]になる for saying that something becomes a certain state.
なる
なる means “become” in 喉が楽になるでしょう。It expresses a change from the throat feeling sore to feeling more comfortable. A reusable pattern is [state]になる, such as 楽になる.
でしょう
でしょう expresses a polite expectation in それで喉が楽になるでしょう。Here the speaker says that the tea and rest will probably help the throat feel better. A reusable pattern is [statement]でしょう when making a polite prediction or expectation.
Grammar Points
〜てみてください
温かいものを飲んでみてください。
ah-tah-tah-KAI MOH-noh oh NOHN-deh mee-TEH koo-dah-SAIPlease try drinking something warm.
Attach てみてください to a verb to politely ask someone to try doing something.
あまり〜ない
今日はあまり話さない。
KYOO-wah ah-MAH-ree hah-nah-sah-NAII do not talk much today.
あまり is used with a negative verb to mean “not much” or “not very often.”
Japanese Vocabulary
お茶
noun
oh-CHAH
tea
お茶を入れてくれますか。
もの
noun
MOH-noh
thing; something
温かいものを飲んでみてください。
飲む
verb
NOH-moo
to drink
飲んで
温かいものを飲んでみてください。
飲んでみる
phrase
NOHN-deh mee-ROO
to try drinking
飲んでみてください
温かいものを飲んでみてください。
温かい
adj
ah-tah-tah-KAI
warm
温かいものを飲んでみてください。
喉
noun
noh-doh
throat
喉が少し痛いです。
今
adv
ee-MAH
now
今、作ります。
作る
verb
tsoo-KOO-roo
to make
作ります
今、作ります。
少し
adv
suh-KOH-shee
a little
喉が少し痛いです。
声
noun
koh-eh
voice
今日は声が少し変です。
痛い
adj
ee-TAI
to be sore; to hurt
喉が少し痛いです。
入れる
verb
ee-REH-roo
to make tea; to prepare a drink
入れて
お茶を入れてくれますか。
Quiz
Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to try drinking
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飲んでみてくださいto make
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作りますto make tea; to prepare a drink
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入れてa little