Pharmacy & Health

1. Avais Vus insatge cunter il mal il chau?

   Do you have something for a headache?

   Usage

   Asks for headache medicine at a pharmacy. Mal il chau means headache

   Grammar Note

   The vus form of avair is avais. Insatge cunter + noun means something against it. Mal il chau is the set phrase for headache. Composed sentence; native review recommended

2. Jau hai basegn d'ina medischina per il magun.

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Tells a pharmacist you have stomach trouble

   Grammar Note

   Avair basegn da means to need. Medischina is feminine, hence d'ina. Magun is masculine and means stomach. Composed sentence; native review recommended

3. Jau hai basegn d'ina medischina cunter la diarrea.

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   For use at a pharmacy when you have diarrhea

   Grammar Note

   Cunter + noun means against. Diarrea is feminine. Composed sentence; native review recommended

4. Jau hai fevra.

   I have a fever

   Usage

   The shortest way to say you are unwell, at a pharmacy or hotel

   Grammar Note

   Avair fevra means to have a fever. Fevra is feminine and takes no article here

5. Jau hai ina allergia.

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   A lead-in before naming a drug or food allergy

   Grammar Note

   Allergia is feminine, hence ina

6. Jau hai basegn da plasters.

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   For small injuries, such as blisters or scrapes while hiking

   Grammar Note

   A plural noun follows without an article: basegn da plasters. Plaster is masculine with the plural plasters. Composed sentence; native review recommended

7. Jau hai basegn d'ina protecziun cunter insects.

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   For finding repellent against mosquitoes, ticks and so on. Protecziun cunter insects literally means protection against insects

   Grammar Note

   Protecziun is feminine, hence d'ina. Cunter insects is a plural without article. Composed sentence; native review recommended

8. Jau hai basegn d'ina crema da sulegl.

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   For buying sunscreen for the mountains or snow

   Grammar Note

   Crema da sulegl literally means sun cream. Crema is feminine. Composed sentence; native review recommended

9. Co stoss jau prender questa medischina?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Asks a pharmacist how, how much and how often to take a medicine

   Grammar Note

   The first person of stuair is stoss, followed by the infinitive prender. Medischina is feminine, hence questa. Composed sentence; native review recommended

10. Hai jau basegn d'in recept?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Asks before buying whether a prescription is required

    Grammar Note

    Recept is masculine, hence d'in. Avair basegn da means to need, and putting jau after the verb forms the question. Composed sentence; native review recommended

11. il termometer

    Thermometer

    Usage

    A word card for asking for a thermometer

    Grammar Note

    Termometer is masculine. A clinical thermometer can also be called termometer da fevra

12. ina liadira

    A bandage

    Usage

    A word card for asking for a bandage

    Grammar Note

    Liadira is feminine and also has other meanings such as binding. Faschadira also means bandage

13. il dischinfectant

    Disinfectant

    Usage

    A word card for finding disinfectant for wounds or hands

    Grammar Note

    Dischinfectant is masculine

14. la mascrina

    Face mask

    Usage

    A word card for asking for a mask. Mascrina is a medical or protective breathing mask

    Grammar Note

    Mascrina is feminine

15. las bindas igienicas

    Sanitary pads

    Usage

    A word card for asking for sanitary pads at a pharmacy or drugstore

    Grammar Note

    Binda igienica is feminine, with the plural bindas igienicas. The adjective takes the feminine plural. Composed sentence; native review recommended

16. ils condoms

    Condoms

    Usage

    A word card for asking for condoms at a pharmacy or drugstore

    Grammar Note

    Condom is masculine; the plural is condoms

17. daguts per ils egls

    Eye drops

    Usage

    A word card for asking for eye drops. Daguts is also written guts

    Grammar Note

    Daguts is a masculine plural noun. Per ils egls means for the eyes

18. in plaster cunter las dolurs

    A pain-relief patch

    Usage

    A way to ask for a pain-relief patch at a pharmacy

    Grammar Note

    Plaster is masculine. Cunter las dolurs means against the pains, the same pattern as med cunter las dolurs (painkiller). Composed sentence; native review recommended

19. in med cunter la fevra

    A fever reducer

    Usage

    A word card for asking for a fever reducer

    Grammar Note

    Med is a masculine noun meaning medicine. Cunter la fevra means against fever

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