Formal to Senior
Care · Daily · Support
お薬の時間です。お水と一緒にお持ちしますね。 — It's time for your medication. I'll bring it with some water. (Care · Daily · Support, Formal to Senior, JLPT N4)
You
お薬の時間です。お水と一緒にお持ちしますね。
おくすりのじかんです。おみずといっしょにおもちしますね。
It's time for your medication. I'll bring it with some water.
Romaji: Okusuri no jikan desu. Omizu to issho ni omochi shimasu ne. / Reply Romaji: Hai, arigatou. Onegai shimasu.
Reply
はい、ありがとう。お願いします。
はい、ありがとう。おねがいします。
Yes, thank you. Please.
Gesture & etiquette
Approach from the front, never from behind. Make gentle eye contact and smile softly. Speak at a slower pace and slightly clearer volume — but not loud, which can feel patronizing. A small bow when offering the medicine and water.
Frame medication as a routine ('okusuri no jikan'), not as something forgotten — never use 'wasureteimasen ka?' (have you forgotten?), which implies decline and damages dignity. Pairing the medicine with water is a small kindness that shows care. The 'ne' at the end softens the statement and invites quiet agreement, rather than commanding.