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薬を飲む VS Take medicine

3/3/2015

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In English we use the verb TAKE with medicine or vitamins. So…

“I was sick but I TOOK some medicine last night so I feel better now.” This is correct!

I don’t like to take medicine! Do you take any vitamins?

*発音練習* vitamin は VAI-TAH-MIN (ヴッアイタミン) NOT ビタミン!!! Be careful with this word :)

I take vitamin C (sometimes!)


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My students sometimes tell me:

“I was sick, but I drank some medicine last night so I feel better now.”

In Japanese we use the verb 飲む when we have medicine, but if you translate it directly into English (直接翻訳) it sounds very strange!

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