Formal to Senior
Care · Medical · Setting
今から指先で血糖値を測らせていただきます。チクッとしますが、すぐ終わりますね。 — I'll now check your blood sugar from your fingertip. You'll feel a small prick, but it will be over quickly. (Care · Medical · Setting, Formal to Senior, JLPT N3)
You
今から指先で血糖値を測らせていただきます。チクッとしますが、すぐ終わりますね。
いまからゆびさきでけっとうちをはからせていただきます。ちくっとしますが、すぐおわりますね。
I'll now check your blood sugar from your fingertip. You'll feel a small prick, but it will be over quickly.
Romaji: Ima kara yubisaki de kettouchi o hakarasete itadakimasu. Chiku' to shimasu ga, sugu owarimasu ne. / Reply Romaji: Hai, onegai shimasu.
Reply
はい、お願いします。
はい、おねがいします。
Yes, please go ahead.
Gesture & etiquette
Show the lancet device clearly before use — never hide it. Gentle hand support under their hand. Speak calmly, slightly slower. After the prick, immediately say 'arigatou gozaimasu, owarimashita' (thank you, it's done) and apply gentle pressure with cotton.
Honesty about minor discomfort ('chiku' to shimasu' — it will prick) builds trust. Hiding pain that the senior is about to feel damages future cooperation. 'Sugu owarimasu' (it will be over quickly) reassures without minimizing. Always announce the action before doing it, never surprise.