Formal to Senior
Care · Medical · Setting
肩に湿布をお貼りしますね。少し冷たいですよ。 — Let me put a compress patch on your shoulder. It will feel a little cold. (Care · Medical · Setting, Formal to Senior, JLPT N4)
You
肩に湿布をお貼りしますね。少し冷たいですよ。
かたにしっぷをおはりしますね。すこしつめたいですよ。
Let me put a compress patch on your shoulder. It will feel a little cold.
Romaji: Kata ni shippu wo ohari shimasu ne. Sukoshi tsumetai desu yo. / Reply Romaji: Onegai. Saikin kata ga kotte komatte ita no yo.
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お願い。最近肩がこって困っていたのよ。
おねがい。さいきんかたがこってこまっていたのよ。
Please. My shoulders have been so stiff lately.
Gesture & etiquette
Move clothing aside minimally—do not expose more skin than needed. Place the patch smoothly, smoothing out air bubbles from center outward. Ask if the position is correct: 「このあたりでよろしいですか？」. Keep their dignity by re-covering immediately.
Compress application. Shippu (medicated patches) are extremely common in Japanese senior care for shoulder, back, knee pain. Warning about cold sensation is standard. 「お貼りしますね」 (humble form of 貼る) elevates the simple act. Wait for nod or verbal agreement before applying—autonomy in even small actions matters.