Pharmacy & Health

1. Avètz un remèdi per lo mal de cap?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   To ask for headache medicine at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   mal de cap = pain of the head. per + noun = for. Composed

2. Ai besonh d'un remèdi per l'estomac

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   To describe stomach trouble at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   aver besonh de + noun; d'un = de + un. Composed

3. Ai besonh d'un remèdi contra la diarrèa

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   To ask for medicine against diarrhoea

   Grammar Note

   contra + noun = against. Diarrèa is feminine. Composed

4. Ai la fèbre

   I have a fever

   Usage

   To say you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   aver la fèbre is the set phrase for having a fever. Fèbre is feminine. Composed

5. Ai besonh d'una ordenança?

   Do I need a prescription?

   Usage

   To check whether a prescription is needed

   Grammar Note

   d'una = de + una. Ordenança is feminine. Composed

6. l'ordenança

   Prescription

   Usage

   A word for the pharmacy counter

   Grammar Note

   Feminine noun; la elides to l'

7. la farmacia

   Pharmacy

   Usage

   A word for finding a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   Feminine noun; spelled farmacia, unlike French pharmacie

8. lo termomètre

   Thermometer

   Usage

   A word for taking a temperature

   Grammar Note

   Masculine noun; ends in -omètre

9. lo bendatge

   Bandage

   Usage

   A word for first aid

   Grammar Note

   Masculine noun in -atge

10. lo desinfectant

    Disinfectant

    Usage

    A word for treating wounds

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun

11. lo preservatiu

    Condom

    Usage

    A word for buying at a pharmacy

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; the equivalent of French préservatif

12. lo remèdi contra la fèbre

    Fever medicine

    Usage

    To ask for fever medicine

    Grammar Note

    contra + noun = against. Composed

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