Japanese - The body

Question	Answer
painful, sore	痛いたいitai
Where does it hurt?	どこ　が　痛いたい　です　か。doko ga itai desu ka.
What happened?; What's wrong?	どう　しました　か。dou shimashita ka.
head	頭あたまatama
A: What happened? B: (My) head hurts.	どう　しました　か。　頭あたま　が　痛いたい。dou shimashita ka. atama ga itai.
Jim is tall.	ジム　さん　は　背せ　が　高たかい。jimu san wa se ga takai.
low, short	低ひくいhikui
to be short	背せ　が　低ひくいse ga hikui
I am short.	私わたし　は　背せ　が　低ひくい。watashi wa se ga hikui.
intelligent, smart	頭あたま　が　いいatama ga ii
animal	動どう物ぶつdoubutsu
This animal is very intelligent.	この　動どう物ぶつ　は　とても　頭あたま　が　いい。kono doubutsu wa totemo atama ga ii. Sentence from Tatoeba
I am too short.	私わたし　は　背せ　が　低ひくすぎる。watashi wa se ga hikusugiru.
back (of the body)	背せ中なかsenaka
a few; a little, a bit	少すこしsukoshi 少すこし is a bit more formal than ちょっと.
to hurt, to ache	痛いたむitamu
I've got a bit of an ache in my back.	私わたし　は　背せ中なか　が　少すこし　痛いたむ。watashi wa senaka ga sukoshi itamu. Sentence from Tatoeba
short (in length)	短みじかいmijikai
skirt	スカートsukaato
(Teacher) Yamada likes short skirts.	山やま田だ　先せん生せい　は　短みじかい　スカート　が　好すき　だ。yamada sensei wa mijikai sukaato ga suki da.
foot; leg	足あしashi
sports	スポーツsupootsu
(My) sister has long legs and likes sports.	妹いもうと　は　足あし　が　長ながくて、　スポーツ　が　好すき　です。imouto wa ashi ga nagakute, supootsu ga suki desu. Sentence from Tatoeba
nose	鼻はなhana
breath	息いきiki
to breathe	息いき　を　するiki o suru
Please breathe through (your) nose.	鼻はな　で　息いき　を　して　いて　ください。hana de iki o shite ite kudasai. Sentence from Tatoeba
(I) can't breathe through my nose.	鼻はな　で　息いき　を　すること　が　できない。hana de iki o surukoto ga dekinai.
(I) can't breathe through my nose.	鼻はな　で　息いき　が　できない。hana de iki ga dekinai. Sentence from Tatoeba
(Your) nose is running.^{I inform you}	鼻はな　が　出でて　いる　よ。hana ga dete iru yo.
to get empty	空すくsuku
stomach; belly	お腹なかonaka
egg	卵たまごtamago
to be hungry	お腹なか　が　空すくonaka ga suku
(I) ate an egg because I was hungry.	お腹なか　が　空すいた　から、　卵たまご　を　食たべた。onaka ga suita kara, tamago o tabeta.
still, yet	まだmada
(I) can't come. (My) foot still hurts.	行いけない。　足あし　が　まだ　痛いたい。ikenai. ashi ga mada itai. Remember that whereas in English we use the word come when joining a group of people somewhere, in Japanese we use the verb 行く here, as the speaker is moving away from his usual location.

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Japanese 221 - The body

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