Pharmacy & Health

1. האָט איר אַ מעדיצין קעגן ווייטיק אין קאָפּ?

   Hot ir a meditsin kegn veytik in kop?

   Do you have medicine for a headache?

   Usage

   For asking a pharmacist for headache medicine. A stranger is addressed with the polite "איר"

   Grammar Note

   "מעדיצין קעגן …" means medicine against … ; "ווייטיק אין קאָפּ" ("pain in the head") expresses a headache. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. איך דאַרף אַ מעדיצין פֿאַר דעם מאָגן.

   Ikh darf a meditsin far dem mogn.

   I need medicine for my stomach.

   Usage

   Tells the pharmacist about an upset stomach

   Grammar Note

   "דאַרפֿן" means "need" or "have to"; it is not German "dürfen" (may). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. איך דאַרף מעדיצין קעגן שילשול.

   Ikh darf meditsin kegn shilshl.

   I need medicine for diarrhea.

   Usage

   Use it at a pharmacy to ask for something for diarrhea

   Grammar Note

   "מעדיצין קעגן …" means "medicine against …". "שילשול" is Hebrew-component and carries no vowel points. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. איך האָב היץ.

   Ikh hob hits.

   I have a fever.

   Usage

   "היץ" means heat and also a fever

   Grammar Note

   Uses "האָבן" (to have); "היץ" is feminine. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. איך האָב אַן אַלערגיע.

   Ikh hob an alergye.

   I have an allergy.

   Usage

   Tells staff about an allergy; follow it with what you are allergic to

   Grammar Note

   The indefinite article becomes "אַן" before a vowel. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. ווי אַזוי נעמט מען דעם מעדיקאַמענט?

   Vi azoy nemt men dem medikament?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Asks how to take a medicine. "מען" ("one") gives the question a general, impersonal tone

   Grammar Note

   "נעמען" is "to take", used for taking medicine too. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. דאַרף מען האָבן אַ רעצעפּט?

   Darf men hobn a retsept?

   Do I need a prescription?

   Usage

   Asks at a pharmacy whether the medicine can be bought without a prescription

   Grammar Note

   A verb at the start of the sentence makes a yes/no question. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

8. אַפּטייק

   apteyk

   Pharmacy

   Usage

   The shop for medicines; ask the way with "וווּ איז די אַפּטייק?"

9. רעצעפּט

   retsept

   Prescription

   Usage

   The doctor's written order for a medicine. The same word also means a cooking recipe

10. טערמאָמעטער

    termometer

    Thermometer

    Usage

    The tool for taking a temperature

11. פֿלאַסטער

    flaster

    Bandage

    Usage

    An adhesive bandage for a small wound; the word also means adhesive tape

12. מאַסקע

    maske

    Face mask

    Usage

    A mask worn over the face. "טראָגט אַ מאַסקע" means "wear a mask"

13. טראָפּן פֿאַר די אויגן

    tropn far di oygn

    Eye drops

    Usage

    How to ask for eye drops at a pharmacy

    Grammar Note

    Here eye drops are expressed as "drops for the eyes". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

14. מעדיצין קעגן ווייטיק

    meditsin kegn veytik

    Painkiller

    Usage

    Medicine that eases pain

    Grammar Note

    Here a painkiller is expressed as "medicine against pain". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

15. מעדיצין קעגן היץ

    meditsin kegn hits

    Fever reducer

    Usage

    Medicine that lowers a fever

    Grammar Note

    Here a fever reducer is expressed as "medicine against fever". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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