Hospital

Young children understand that a hospital is a place where doctors and nurses help you when your body feels unwell or when you are injured

2026年7月8日 · こども図鑑
2026年7月8日 · こども図鑑
A hospital is a place you go when your body feels unwell.
You can also have someone look at you when you are injured.
At a hospital, there are people who help your body.

💬 What kind of place is a hospital?

A hospital is a place you go when your body feels unwell. You can also have someone look at you when you are injured. At a hospital, there are people who help your body.

🤔 When do we go to the hospital?

When you arrive at the hospital, you check in at reception.
Then you wait for your turn in the waiting room.
While you are waiting, you spend time quietly.

💬 Reception and the Waiting Room

When you arrive at the hospital, you check in at reception. Then you wait for your turn in the waiting room. While you are waiting, you spend time quietly.

🤔 How should we wait in the waiting room?

In the examination room, the doctor looks at how your body is doing.
The doctor may listen to the sounds in your chest or look inside your mouth.
If you talk about what is bothering you, they will help you.

💬 Having Your Body Checked in the Examination Room

In the examination room, the doctor looks at how your body is doing. The doctor may listen to the sounds in your chest or look inside your mouth. If you talk about what is bothering you, they will help you.

🤔 What can you say to tell the doctor where you feel uncomfortable?

Many different people work at a hospital.
Doctors and nurses help your body get better.
Receptionists also help you so you do not have trouble at the hospital.

💬 People Who Work at the Hospital

Many different people work at a hospital. Doctors and nurses help your body get better. Receptionists also help you so you do not have trouble at the hospital.

🤔 If you meet someone who works at the hospital, what kind of greeting would you like to say?