Day N4 - 18 - A Sick Worker

Visual exercise: Daily N4 - Day 18

Summary: Yamada has been feeling sick since last week with a sore throat and a fever. He missed work and is taking medicine, but it is hard to drink because it tastes bitter. A coworker advises him to rest well and shares notes from a lecture he missed.

This exercise complements the shadowing training in the YomiNihongo app.

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How to use this exercise

First, practice the dialogue in the app by listening and repeating the lines.
Then, observe the images below and try to reconstruct what was said.

Open This Text in the App

Practice the dialogue in the app before starting the visual exercise.

1. Look at the images.

2. Try to reconstruct the dialogue in the app

Now open the app and go to the Dynamic Text feature.

The dialogue does not need to be exact.
Look carefully at each scene and try to remember what the characters said.
Try to reconstruct the conversation in your own words while keeping the general meaning of the dialogue.
You do not need to use the exact same vocabulary, grammar, or sentence order as the original text.

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Write

Write the Japanese sentences you remember.

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Analyze

Check each word and its translation.

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Ask AI

Use the AI Assistant to review your sentences.

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Compare

Compare your version with the original text.

In the app: Menu → Texts → + New Text Dynamic

3. Grammars used

This text includes grammar points that were introduced in previous lessons. They are used again here to help reinforce your understanding and provide additional practice in a natural context.

Grammar	Link
〜んです → the thing is	Explanation
〜そうです → looks like	Explanation
〜らしい → seems like	Explanation
〜ので → because of that	Explanation
V[ます-form]にくいです → hard to do	Explanation
V[て-form]くれませんか → could you do?	Explanation
V[て-form]あげます → do for someone	Explanation
V［ない-form］なくてもかまいません → don't have to	Explanation
V［ない-form］なくてはなりません → must do	Explanation
V[dictionary form]と、～ → whenever ～ / when ～ then ～	Explanation

* Some links lead to external websites with additional explanations and examples.

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Final tip

For better practice, follow this cycle: listen → repeat → remember → write → analyze → compare → listen again
Go back to the app, listen again, and keep improving your Japanese.

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AI-generated content

The dialogue, images, audio, and exercises on this page were generated with the help of artificial intelligence for Japanese study practice.