Japanese Drugstore: What Are They Asking?「薬の買い方」| Real Japanese Podcast | N5/N4

Why do Japanese drugstores ask 「他のお薬は飲んでいますか？」, allergies, and symptoms at checkout? In this N5/N4 Japanese listening episode, Kenji and Yukari talk about the moment a simple drugstore checkout suddenly feels like an interview. You will learn why staff ask 3 safety questions about medicine, allergies, and symptoms, plus how to answer with short beginner Japanese like 花粉症の薬, わかりません, and 昨日からのどが痛いです. 📚 Level: N5/N4 Beginner | ⏱️ ~6.5 min | 🎙️ Two ordinary Japanese hosts ⏱️ Chapters: 00:00 - Opening: A Drugstore Checkout Feels Like an Interview 00:24 - Three Questions: Medicine, Allergy, Symptoms 00:38 - Safety Check: Why Staff Ask at Drugstores 01:14 - Drugstore vs Conbini: Why Medicine Is Different 01:39 - Medicine Safety: Cold Medicine and Headache Medicine 02:23 - The Three Questions: お薬・アレルギー・症状 02:39 - Question 1: 他のお薬は飲んでいますか 03:05 - Answer by Symptom: 花粉症の薬 Is Enough 03:23 - Question 2: アレルギーはありますか 03:48 - Question 3: 症状はいつからですか 04:09 - Practice: Three Short Answers at the Counter 04:46 - Vocabulary Review: Six Drugstore Words 06:03 - Comment Prompt: Did You Freeze at a Drugstore? 🎯 What you'll learn: • 他のお薬は飲んでいますか？ — Are you taking any other medicine? • アレルギーはありますか？ — Do you have any allergies? • 症状はいつからですか？ — When did your symptoms start? • わかりません — I don't know / I'm not sure • 花粉症の薬 — hay fever medicine 💬 Have you ever frozen at a Japanese drugstore? Which questio