Pharmacy & Health

1. Ten algún medicamento para a dor de cabeza?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask a pharmacist for headache medicine; "ten" is the vostede (formal) form

   Grammar Note

   "Medicamento" is the standard word for medicine. "Ten" is the vostede form of ter (tes for ti)

2. Necesito un medicamento para o estómago

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use it when asking for a remedy for an upset stomach

   Grammar Note

   "Para" + noun means "for". "Estómago" is masculine

3. Necesito un medicamento antidiarreico

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Use it to ask for diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Antidiarreico" is an adjective that follows medicamento

4. Teño febre

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell a pharmacist or doctor that you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Teño" is the first person of ter; "Teño + noun" names a symptom. "Febre" is feminine

5. Teño alerxia

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Say you have an allergy; add the cause with "Son alérxico / alérxica a ..."

   Grammar Note

   "Alerxia" is spelled with x, not the Spanish g of alergia

6. Necesito un apósito

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for a dressing or plaster for a cut

   Grammar Note

   "Apósito" is a dressing applied to a wound; for plain gauze say "a gasa"

7. Necesito un repelente de insectos

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent

   Grammar Note

   As a noun "repelente" is masculine; for mosquitoes say "repelente de mosquitos"

8. Necesito protector solar

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen

   Grammar Note

   "Protector" is a noun meaning something that protects; "solar" means "of the sun"

9. Como teño que tomar este medicamento?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take a medicine

   Grammar Note

   The interrogative "como" has no accent. "Ter que" + infinitive expresses obligation

10. Necesito receita médica?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check whether a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    The question mark alone makes it a question. "Receita" is feminine and also means a doctor's prescription

11. o termómetro

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Point to it when buying a thermometer

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; the accent is on ó

12. a vendaxe

    Bandage

    Usage

    Point to it when buying bandaging; a single strip of cloth is "a venda"

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun; "vendaxe" is the whole bandaging

13. o antiséptico

    Antiseptic

    Usage

    Point to it when buying antiseptic

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun, from the adjective antiséptico

14. a máscara cirúrxica

    Surgical mask

    Usage

    Point to it when buying a surgical mask

    Grammar Note

    "Cirúrxica" is spelled with x and agrees with feminine máscara

15. as compresas

    Sanitary pads

    Usage

    Point to it when buying sanitary pads; usually said in the plural

    Grammar Note

    "Compresa" is feminine; it also means a gauze pad for a wound

16. o preservativo

    Condom

    Usage

    Point to it when buying condoms

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun, from the adjective meaning "preventive"

17. o colirio

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Point to it when buying eye drops

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; plural "os colirios"

18. o parche

    Medicated patch

    Usage

    Point to it when buying a medicated patch

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; ch is pronounced like English "ch"

19. o antitérmico

    Fever reducer

    Usage

    Point to it when buying a fever reducer

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun, from the adjective antitérmico

20. Un laxante, por favor

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Ask for a laxative at a pharmacy

    Grammar Note

    "Laxante" is a masculine noun. The RAG dictionary example is "Como estaba estrinxido tomou un laxante"

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