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In and out of hospital

Core words, Stage 4chunk 55 of 79Health

Share news about hospital stays, operations, recovery and pregnancy.

Mix-ups Nyuuin (go in) and taiin (come out) are easy to swap.

nyuuin suru

polite nyuuin shimasu

to go into hospital; to be hospitalised

As a patient staying overnight or longer; nyuuin shite iru = is in hospital.

Opposite: taiin suru. Just seeing a doctor is byouin ni iku.

casual

sobo ga kinou kara nyuuin shiteru n da.

My grandma's been in hospital since yesterday.

祖母が昨日から入院してるんだ。

polite

sobo ga kinou kara nyuuin shite iru n desu.

My grandmother has been in hospital since yesterday.

祖母が昨日から入院しているんです。

Written 入院する · にゅういんする · 入院しますRank #1624 in 3,030 TV dramas

taiin suru

polite taiin shimasu

to leave hospital; to be discharged

Opposite of nyuuin suru. Taiin omedetou = congrats on getting out of hospital.

casual

haha, raishuu taiin dekiru tte.

They say Mum can leave hospital next week.

母、来週退院できるって。

polite

haha wa raishuu taiin dekiru sou desu.

I hear my mother can leave hospital next week.

母は来週退院できるそうです。

Written 退院する · たいいんする · 退院しますRank #2338 in 3,030 TV dramas

shujutsu

surgery; an operation

The patient 'receives' it (shujutsu o ukeru), though casually people say shujutsu suru too.

Shujutsu wa seikou shita = the operation went well.

casual

raigetsu, hiza no shujutsu suru n da.

I'm having knee surgery next month.

来月、膝の手術するんだ。

polite

raigetsu, hiza no shujutsu o ukemasu.

I'm having knee surgery next month.

来月、膝の手術を受けます。

Written 手術 · しゅじゅつRank #2050 in 3,030 TV dramas

kaifuku suru

polite kaifuku shimasu

to recover; to get better

A bit formal; for your own cold people usually say yoku naru or naoru.

Also used for the weather, the economy, or HP in games.

casual

kare, daibu kaifuku shita mitai da yo.

He seems a lot better now.

彼、だいぶ回復したみたいだよ。

polite

kare wa daibu kaifuku shita you desu.

He seems to have recovered quite a bit.

彼はだいぶ回復したようです。

Written 回復する · かいふくする · 回復しますRank #2647 in 3,030 TV dramas

ninshin suru

polite ninshin shimasu

to get pregnant; pregnancy

Ninshin shite iru = is pregnant.

Ninshin gokagetsu = five months pregnant.

casual

jitsu wa, ninshin shita no.

Actually... I'm pregnant.

実は、妊娠したの。

polite

jitsu wa, ninshin shimashita.

Actually, I'm pregnant.

実は、妊娠しました。

Written 妊娠する · にんしんする · 妊娠しますRank #2920 in 3,030 TV dramas