I've been a little sick the last couple of days so felt inspired to write about phrases for sickness in Japanese. Everyone needs this vocabulary at some point! 🤧 Common Phrases かぜをひきました。 Kaze o hikimashita. I caught a cold. インフルエンザにかかりました。 Infuruenza ni kakarimashita. I got the flu. ねつがあります。 Netsu ga arimasu. I have a fever. のどがいたいです。 Nodo ga itai desu. My throat hurts. あたまがいたいです。 Atama ga itai desu. I have a headache. せきがでます。 Seki ga demasu. I have a cough. はながでます。 Hana ga demasu. I have a runny nose. 🗣️ Useful Sentences 今日はちょっと具合が悪いです。 Kyō wa chotto guai ga warui desu. I feel a bit unwell today. 今日は休みます。 Kyō wa yasumimasu. I will take a day off today. 🫵 Your Turn Try writing one sentence: ＿＿＿がいたいです。 ＿＿＿があります。 Example: あたまがいたいです。

My name is Carlo, I'm based in Sydney Australia, I currently speak 5 languages, English, Czech, Italian, Spanish and French. Practicing these 5 languages while running my Language Skool community full time. I love learning languages, football, travelling, beaches, lifting weights, reading, jiu jitsu and chess. I'm looking forward to meeting and interacting with everyone!