How do you say "Before meals?" in Japanese?

Quick use

Use しょくぜんですか (shokuzen desu ka) when you want to check if the medicine is taken before meals.

It is useful when you heard the instruction but want to confirm the timing before you leave.

Chunk or pattern

This is a fixed phrase for medicine timing.

Learn the whole line first. You do not need to rebuild it word by word at the beginning.

Core words

• しょくぜん: before meals.

Helper words and endings

• ですか: polite question ending. Here it turns “before meals” into “Is it before meals?”

Practical note

Use this only for timing. If you need to ask how often to take the medicine, use 1日になんかいのみますか (ichi-nichi ni nankai nomimasu ka).