Expression point
風邪に関する表現をまとめました。
① cold medicine/かぜ薬
Why don't you take cold medicine?
かぜ薬をのんだら?
② folk medicine・folk remedy/民間療法
This is folk medicine that has been passed down since ancient times.
これは昔からの民間療法だよ
③ immune system/免疫機能
Even after the alcohol evaporates, the other nutrients contained in alcohol, such as amino acids, peptides, and vitamins, will enhance the immune system.
④ blood circulation/血液循環
Warm drinks help improve blood circulation, warm your body, speed up your metabolism, and boost your immunity.
温かい飲み物は血行を良くし、体を温め、新陳代謝を促進し、免疫力を高めます。
⑤ digest/消化する
It is made by boiling rice with lots of water and is very easy to digest.
お米をたっぷりの水で炊いて作るので、とても消化が良いです。
⑥ appetite/食欲
When you have a cold, you don't have much of an appetite, so porridge is nice and easy to eat.
風邪の時は食欲があまりないので、おかゆは食べやすくて嬉しいですね。
⑦ sore throat/のどの痛み
I often use honey when I have a sore throat.
私はのどの痛みがあるときに、よくはちみつを使います。
Trivia
There are many scenes in Japanese manga where people eat porridge when they have a cold.
However, it seems that some families have a habit of eating udon when they have a cold. It is especially common in the Kansai region.
It's true that udon warms your body and is good for digestion.
But I don't eat much udon when I have a cold.
My nose is stuffy, so I can't slurp down the noodles properly.
Do you have anything to eat when you have a cold?
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