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Japan is said to be one of the safest country in the world. But bad things can happen. You should be careful especially about your money and belongings.

If you have a problem, police can be trustworthy and helpful in general. There are many small police stations in town. They even happily show you the directions.

When you lost your belongings, don't give up and report to the facilities you can think of. The chance to have your lost item returned is actually surprisingly high.

In emergency situations, it is best to ask the local people for the help. They can call an ambulance or the police for you. You may lose your time if you try to do it by yourself.

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In this lesson, you will learn about body parts and common sickness people get. You will also learn how to speak Japanese when you're in an emergency situations.

Now let's get started!

* I don't feel well. - Karada no guai ga warui desu.

*What's wrong? - Doko ga warui desuka?

*Is there a pharmacy nearby? - Chikaku ni yakkyoku wa ari masuka?

*I want to go to the hospital. - Byōin e iki taidesu.

* It's not a big deal. -Taishitakoto arimasen.

*Take care. -Odaijini.

(karada: body

guai: condition

warui: bad

chikaku: nearby

yakkyoku: pharmacy

byōin: hospital

odaijini: Used only to the person who is sick or injured.)

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*head, eye, ear, nose, mouth - atama, me, mimi, hana, kuchi

*neck, arm, hand, leg - kubi, ude, te, ashi

*chest, back, belly, lower back -mune, senaka, hara, koshi

*brain, heart, stomach, lung -no, shinzo, i, hai

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I caught a cold. -Kaze o hiite imasu.

*I have a fever. -Netsu ga ari masu.

*I have a headache. -Atama ga itai desu.

*I feel nauseous. -Hakike ga shimasu.

*I have diarrhea. -Geri o shite imasu.

*It's swelled. -Harete imasu.

*It's itchy. - Kayui desu.

(kaze: cold / kaze o hiku: catch a cold

netsu: fever, heat

itai: it pains, it hurts, painful

hakike: nausea

geri: diarrhea

hareru: to swell

kayui: it itches)

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*I got hurt. -Kega o shi mashita.

*I got burned. -Yakedo o shi mashita.

*I banged my head. -Atama o butsuke mashita.

*I cut myself with a knife. -Naifu de kiri mashita.

*I'm bleeding. - Chi ga dete imasu.

(kega: injury

yakedo: burn

krobu: to have a tumble, to fall down

butsukeru: to bang, to bump

naifu: knife

kiru: to cut

chi: blood / chi ga deru: to bleed)

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Basic Rules

verb (u) + kamo shiremasen = may _. (mentioning about the possibility)

Change the ending "i" to "u" and add "kamo shiremasen".

Examples: iki masu (I go) / iku kamo shiremasen (I may go, Maybe I go), Kanojo ni aimasu (I see her) / Kanojo ni au kamo shiremasen (I may see her, Maybe I see her).

Moshi + verb + tara (ttara) = If _.

Change the ending "i" to "u" and add "kamo shiremasen".

Examples: tabe masu (I eat) / moshi tabe tara (If I eat), kai masu (I buy) / Moshi ka ttara(If I buy).

*I left my bag in the train. - Densha ni kaban o okiwasure mashita.

*What should I do? -Dō shitara iidesuka?

*It's good to talk to a station staff. - Ekiin ni sodan suruto iidesuyo.

*It may be found. - Mitsukaru kamo shiremasen.

*We will contact you if it is found. - Moshi mitsuka ttara, renraku shimasu.

(densha: train

kaban: bag

okiwasureru: leave (oku: to put + wasureru: to forget)

do sureba iidesuka?: Used to ask what you should do.

ekiin: station staff

sōdan suru: to consult

mitsukaru: to be found

mitsukeru: to find

moshi: if

renraku suru: to contact, to get in touch)

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*Please help. - Tasukete kudasai.

*Please call an ambulance. -Kyukyusha o yonde kudasai.

*Please call the police. -Keisatsu o yonde kudasai.

*My friend got serious injury. -Tomodachi ga ōkega o shimashita.

*My friend got terrible disease. -Tomodachi ga hidoi byoki desu.

(tasukeru: to help

kyukyusha: ambulance

yobu: to call (to come)

keisatsu: police

ōkega: serious injury

hidoi: terrible

byoki: disease, illness)

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Well, I hope you learned a lot. I wont post some drill exercises for now but I hope you enjoyed the lesson. Arigatou gozaimasu!