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最近、少しお食事の量が減ってきているようで、お気づきでしたか？
さいきん、すこしおしょくじのりょうがへってきているようで、おきづきでしたか？
It seems the amount they're eating has decreased a little recently — had you noticed?
Romaji: Saikin, sukoshi o-shokuji no ryou ga hette kite iru you de, o-kizuki deshita ka? / Reply Romaji: Sou desu ka... Kiite yokatta desu.
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そうですか…聞いてよかったです。
そうですか…きいてよかったです。
Is that so... I'm glad you told me.
Gesture & etiquette
Choose a private moment away from the patient for this conversation. Maintain a calm, measured tone — not alarmed, not dismissive. Have your observation notes available so you can share specifics if the family asks for more detail.
Framing an observation as a question 「お気づきでしたか？」brings the family into the conversation as partners rather than passive recipients of information. 「〜ているようで」(it seems that...) softens the observation without minimizing it. Always follow up by asking 「何か思い当たることはありますか？」(Is there anything that comes to mind?).