Contents
1. Lesson 14-Top
2. Kanji in Lesson 14
3. たんご (Vocabulary)
4. 会話 (Dialogues)
5. ぶんぽう (Grammar)
6. れんしゅう (Practice)

Doctor says "You must take this medicine" to a patient.

In this lesson, we will learn how to seek and give advices ("You had better/should...") and express obligations ("You must...") along with many health-related phrases.

ぶんぽう (Grammar)

  1. Explanation Mode: …んです (Review)
  2. Doing something too much or being too something (e.g., cold, hot, difficult, etc.): …すぎる
  3. Advice forms: …た・ないほうがいい
  4. Uncertainty expressions: …でしょう (or だろう)
  5. Obligation: Vなくてはいけない・Vなくちゃいけない (must V)
  6. Prohibition: Vてはいけない／Vちゃいけない (must not V)
  7. Negative request: Vないでください (Don't V)

Useful Social Expressions

  1. おだいじに: Take care.
  2. ざんねんですね: That’s too bad. / I’m sorry to hear that. (disappointment/regret)
  3. いけませんね: That’s not good. / I’m sorry to hear that. (concern, sympathy)

New Kanji

薬、楽、早、病、院、使、働、別、歌、紙、赤、青、色、々、正、天、知

Lesson 14-Top