2-5 Help and Requests

Question 1

Oh! What happened?/What’s the problem?

Answer 1

A, doo shimashita ka? [“Doo” is informal form of “ikaga.”]

Question 2

Are you all right?

Answer 2

Daijoobu desu ka?

Question 3

I feel sick. [lit: Feeling is bad.]

Answer 3

Kibun ga warui desu.

Question 4

It hurts. [lit: It is painful.]

Answer 4

Itai desu.

Question 5

My head [eye, ear, tooth, shoulder, knee, finger or toe, back] hurts.

Answer 5

Atama [me, mimi, ha, kata, hiza, yubi, senaka] ga itai desu.

Question 6

My stomach hurts terribly.

Answer 6

Onaka ga SUgoku itai desu.

Question 7

My head and throat hurt.

Answer 7

Atama to nodo ga itai desu.

Question 8

I have a fever.

Answer 8

Netsu ga arimasu.

Question 9

I have a fever, and my head hurts.

Answer 9

Netsu ga arimasu soshite atama ga itai desu.

Question 10

I injured my left leg.

Answer 10

Hidari ashi ni kega o shimashita.

Question 11

I burned my right arm.

Answer 11

Migi ude ni yakedo o shimashita.

Question 12

Excuse me, Doctor. I injured both my hands.

Answer 12

Sumimasen, sensee. Ryoo-te ni kega o shimashita.

Question 13

I lost my wallet.

Answer 13

Saifu o nakushimashita.

Question 14

I lost my passport in the subway station.

Answer 14

Chikatetsu no eki de, pasupooto o nakushimashita.

Question 15

I found some keys in the park.

Answer 15

Kooen de, kagi o hiroimashita.

Question 16

My luggage was stolen at the airport.

Answer 16

Kuukoo de, NImotsu o toraremashita.

Question 17

Mr. Officer [Ms. Officer], please help me!

Answer 17

Omawari san [fuKEE san], tasukete kudasai.

Question 18

He is a thief! Please catch him!

Answer 18

DoROboo desu. Tsukamaete kudasai.

Question 19

It’s a fire! Please run!

Answer 19

KAji desu. Nigete kudasai.

Question 20

It’s an earthquake! Please be careful!

Answer 20

JiSHIN desu. Ki o tsukete kudasai.

Question 21

Should I call an ambulance [the police]?

Answer 21

Kyuukyuu-sha [keesatsu] o yobimashoo ka?

Question 22

Is it a fire? Should I call a fire engine?

Answer 22

Kaji desu ka? Shooboo-sha o yobimashoo ka?

Question 23

The hospital is kind of far.

Answer 23

Byooin wa chotto tooku desu.

Question 24

Is there a dentist’s office around here?

Answer 24

Kono hen ni haisha ga arimasu ka? [“Haisha” means dentist (“tooth doctor”) but can also refer to office.]

Question 25

Yes, there is, but it's kind of far.

Answer 25

Hai, arimasu, demo chotto tooku desu.

Question 26

My head hurts a little bit.

Answer 26

Atama ga chotto itai desu.

Question 27

Thank you very much, but I'm all right.

Answer 27

Doomo sumimasen, demo daijoobu desu.

Question 28

Are you sure? Well then, take good care of yourself!

Answer 28

Soo desu ka? Jaa, odaiji ni.

Question 29

I went camping | with my family | during the weekend. I injured myself | there (at that place).

Answer 29

Shuumatsu | kazoku to | kyanpu ni ikimashita. Soko de | kega o shimashita.

Question 30

I went to a park for a walk | with my friends | in the morning. I found a wallet | there.

Answer 30

Asa | tomodachi to | kooen e | sanpo ni | ikimashita. Soko de | saifu o hiroimashita.

Question 31

I went to a department store for shopping | with my wife | in the afternoon. I lost my credit card | there.

Answer 31

Gogo | tsuma to | depaato e | KAImono ni ikimashita. Soko de | kurejitto kaado o nakushimashita.