花粉症 is called "hayfever" in English. This is the hayfever season, and I think that about one-third (三分の一) of the students at Atoz are suffering from (~に悩まされています) it.
Last week, a tourist asked me why there are so many people wearing masks in Japan. I think he was worried that there was another outbreak of SARS (SARSウイルスの発生).
People in America and Europe don't usually wear masks, so if you go abroad (海外に行く）, you should probably leave (置いてくる） your masks at home. If you wear one, people might think you have a contagious disease (伝染病)!
Here are some useful phrases you can use to talk about hay fever:
I have hay fever.
I have a runny nose (鼻水）, itchy (かゆい） eyes, and I sneeze (クシャミをする） a lot.
I'm taking (飲んでいる） hay fever medicine.
My medicine makes me drowsy (眠い）.
There is a lot of pollen (花粉） in the air.
The pollen comes from Japanese cedar (杉） trees.
I'm wearing a mask because I have hay fever.
Last week, a tourist asked me why there are so many people wearing masks in Japan. I think he was worried that there was another outbreak of SARS (SARSウイルスの発生).
People in America and Europe don't usually wear masks, so if you go abroad (海外に行く）, you should probably leave (置いてくる） your masks at home. If you wear one, people might think you have a contagious disease (伝染病)!
Here are some useful phrases you can use to talk about hay fever:
I have hay fever.
I have a runny nose (鼻水）, itchy (かゆい） eyes, and I sneeze (クシャミをする） a lot.
I'm taking (飲んでいる） hay fever medicine.
My medicine makes me drowsy (眠い）.
There is a lot of pollen (花粉） in the air.
The pollen comes from Japanese cedar (杉） trees.
I'm wearing a mask because I have hay fever.