Lesson 16: Healthy Lifestyle (健康)
I try not to eat too much
This lesson focuses on health maintenance and advice in Japanese. You'll learn how to give advice when someone is unwell, talk about your own health habits, understand health news, and read health information posters.
Key topics:
- ・Giving advice for common health issues like stiff shoulders, fatigue, and stomach problems
- ・Describing personal health habits and routines
- ・Understanding health news about common illnesses
- ・Reading and interpreting health information posters
- ・Discussing lifestyle choices for health maintenance
- ・Recognizing and describing body parts and symptoms
- ・Understanding disease prevention methods
Vocabulary
Conversation
Kanji
Grammar Rules
Rule 1: Giving light advice
This expression is for lightly giving advice to the other person. It suggests that doing a certain action would be good. ~といいです is added to the verb in dictionary-form.
| Dictionary Form | Advice |
|---|---|
| 入る | 入(い)るといいです |
| 聞く | 聞(き)くといいです |
| 飲む | 飲(の)むといいです |
| あたためる | あたためるといいです |
Rule 2: Saying you did something too much
すぎます connects to the verb and indicates that something has been done too much. It is used to say that one has done something excessively. It is often used with a negative connotation.
| Dictionary Form | Sugimasu |
|---|---|
| 飲む | 飲(の)みすぎます |
| 食べる | 食(た)べすぎます |
| 見る | 見(み)すぎます |
Rule 3: Listing example actions
This expression is for giving examples of actions. Here, examples of things one does for health are given. り is added to the verb in タ-form.
| Dictionary Form | Tari |
|---|---|
| ジョギングする | ジョギングしたり |
| する | したり |
| 行く | 行(い)ったり |
| 聞く | 聞(き)いたり |
| 見る | 見(み)たり |
Rule 4: Saying what you try to do or avoid
This is an expression to indicate the things that one is trying hard to do, or not to do. It is used to talk about what one is mindful of doing for one's health. It connects to the dictionary-form or ナイ-form of the verb.
| Dictionary Form | Form |
|---|---|
| ねる | ねるようにしています |
| 食べる | 食べるようにしています |
| 食べすぎる | 食べすぎないようにしています |
| 飲みすぎる | 飲みすぎないようにしています |
| ためる | ためないようにしています |
Exercises
Question 1: 'If you can't sleep well, it's good to take a slow bath in lukewarm water.'
よく ねむれない ときは、ぬるい おふろに ゆっくり ______ といいですよ.
Question 2: 'When you don't understand, it's good to ask the teacher.'
わからない ときは、せんせいに ______ といいですよ.
Question 3: Which is correct for 'When you have a hangover, it's good to take medicine.'
Question 4: 'I drank too much yesterday.'
きのう、______ すぎました.
Question 5: 'I ate too much, and my stomach hurts.'
______ すぎて、おなかが いたいです.
Question 6: Which is correct for 'I watch too much TV.'
Question 7: 'On days off, I do things like go shopping and meet friends.'
やすみの ひは、かいものに ______、ともだちに ______ します.
Question 8: 'I do things like jogging and sometimes doing yoga at home.'
ジョギング ______、ときどき いえで ヨガを ______ してます.
Question 9: Which is correct for 'On holidays, I watch TV and listen to music to relax.'
Question 10: 'I try to eat as many vegetables as possible.'
できるだけ、やさいを たくさん ______ ようにしています.
Question 11: 'For my health, I try not to eat too much.'
けんこうの ために、たべ ______ ようにしています.
Question 12: 'I try not to drink too much.'
のみ ______ ようにしています.