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I have a fever in Japanese

I have a fever in Japanese

熱があります

In kana only: ねつがあります

netsu ga arimasu

polite

What it literally says

a fever exists

Japanese politeness is mostly built out of phrases that stopped being literal a long time ago. Knowing what is underneath is the difference between repeating a sound and knowing what you said.

When to use it

Japanese pharmacies sell thermometers everywhere, cheaply.

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