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Useful Japanese phrases in an emergency:

When you need medical help                     Quick jumps to more phrases....
                                                                           Explaining your condition         At the Dentist
I need a doctor.
oisha san ni mite moraitai desu.                            Download these to your handheld PDA !!

I need a doctor who can speak English.
eigo no dekiru oisha san ga imasu ka.

Please take me to a doctor.
oisha san ni tsurete itte kudasai.

I need a female doctor.
joi san ga imasu ka.

My wife/husband/child is sick.
(tsuma/shujin/kodomo) ga byooki desu.

Please call an ambulance.
kyuukyuusha o yonde kudasai.

I need first aid.
ookyuu teate o shite kudasai.

I need to go to the emergency room.
kyuukyuushitsu ni ikanakereba narimasen.

How long will it take to get better ?
naoru made dono kurai kakarimasu ka ?

Where is the pharmacy?
yakkyoku wa doko desu ka?

I'm allergic to (antibiotics/aspirin/codeine/dairy products/food coloring/MSG/penicillin/pollen).
watashi wa (koosei busshitsu/asupirin/kodein/nyuuseihin/jinkoo chakushokuryoo/aji no moto/penishirin/kafun) arerugii desu.

I have a skin allergy.
watashi wa atopii arerugii desu.

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Explaining your condition

I cough up thick phlegm.
Koi tan ga demasu.

I can't remove the fishbone stuck in my throat.
Nodo ni tsukaeta sakana no hone ga toremasen.

I was doing a handstand and then fell over.
Sakadachi shiteite koronde kara desu.

I got a whiplash injury in a car accident.
Jidoosha jiko de muchiuchishoo ni narimashita.

I belch a lot.
Geppu ga takusan demasu.

I have a lump on my breast.
Chibusa ni shikori ga arimasu.

I can't sleep.
Watashi wa nemuremasen.

I have ....
Watashi wa ......

an abdominal pain hara ga itai desu
asthma zensoku desu
arthritis kansetsuen desu
a backache yootsuu ga arimasu
been bitten by an insect mushi ni sasaremashita
breathing trouble kokyuu konnan desu
a burn yakedo shimashita
a cold kaze o hikimashita
cold sweats hiya ase ga demasu
constipation bempi ni natte imasu
a cough seki ga demasu
cramps komaru gaeri shimasu
diabetes toonyoobyoo desu
diarrhea geri o shite imasu
dizzy spells memai ga shimasu
a fever netsu ga arimasu
food poisoning shoku chuudoku desu
have not had my period for (1/2) months (i/ni) ka getsu hodo seiri ga arimasen
a heart condition shinzoo byoo ga arimasu
a headache zutsuu ga shimasu
hepatitis kanen desu
high blood pressure kooketsuatsu desu
indigestion shooka furyoo desu
insomnia fuminshoo desu
an itch kayui desu
a migrane henzutsuu desu
a runny nose hanamizu ga demasu
a sore throat nodo ga itai desu
a stomachache fukutsuu ga shimasu
a toothache ha ga itai desu
an ulcer kaiyoo ga arimasu
a venereal disease seibyoo desu
been vomiting ooto ga arimasu

It's......
koko ga.......

bleeding shukketsu shite imasu
broken orete imasu
bruised nai shukketsu shite imasu
dislocated dakkyuu shite imasu
sprained nenza shite imasu
swollen harete imasu

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At the Dentist

I have a toothache.
Ha ga itamimasu.

This tooth is throbbing.
kono ha ga zukinzukin shimasu.

When I eat sweet things, my tooth hurts.
Amaimono o taberuto shigeki o kanjimasu

When I chew, a sharp pain shoots through my jaw.
Kanda toki, tobiagaru yoona itami ga hashirimasu.

One of my teeth in the back hurts.
Okuba ga itamun desu.

One of my front teeth is chipped.
Maeba ga kakemashita.

The filling of this tooth cavity came off.
Ha no tsumemono ga torete shimaimashita.

A cap has fallen off.
Kabuseteattamono ga toretarashii no desu.

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