Formal to Senior
Care · Medical · Setting
インスリン、ご自分で打たれますか。お手伝い必要でしたら声をかけてくださいね。 — Will you do the insulin injection yourself? Please let me know if you would like help. (Care · Medical · Setting, Formal to Senior, JLPT N3)
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インスリン、ご自分で打たれますか。お手伝い必要でしたら声をかけてくださいね。
いんすりん、ごじぶんでうたれますか。おてつだいひつようでしたらこえをかけてくださいね。
Will you do the insulin injection yourself? Please let me know if you would like help.
Romaji: Insurin, gojibun de utaremasu ka. Otetsudai hitsuyou deshitara koe wo kakete kudasai ne. / Reply Romaji: Jibun de dekimasu kara, daijoubu desu yo.
Reply
自分でできますから、大丈夫ですよ。
じぶんでできますから、だいじょうぶですよ。
I can do it myself, no problem.
Gesture & etiquette
Stand at a respectful distance — close enough to help if asked, far enough to preserve privacy. Avert eyes from the injection site; watch their face for wincing. Have the alcohol swab and sharps container within their reach.
Many seniors with diabetes self-inject insulin daily and take pride in this independence. Offering help without imposing preserves autonomy. The honorific potential form '打たれます' acknowledges their capability. Never grab the syringe to 'help' unless explicitly asked. Keep alcohol swabs and sharps container nearby.