Pharmacy & Health

1. Баш авыртуына дару бармы?

   Bash avyrtuyna daru barmy?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Asking for headache medicine at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "баш авыртуы" = headache; the dative "-на" gives "for (a headache)". Composed with regular grammar.

2. Миңа ашказаны даруы кирәк

   Miña ashkazany daruy kiräk

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Asking for stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "ашказаны" = stomach, "дару" = medicine; the two nouns combine with possessive "-ы". Composed with regular grammar.

3. Миңа эч китүгә каршы дару кирәк

   Miña ech kitügä karshy daru kiräk

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Asking for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular grammar.

4. Миндә температура бар

   Mindä temperatura bar

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Telling someone you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   Possession is expressed as "Миндә … бар".

5. Минем аллергиям бар

   Minem allergiyam bar

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Telling someone you have an allergy

   Grammar Note

   Add the trigger in the dative (for example "Балыкка аллергиям бар").

6. Миңа пластырь кирәк

   Miña plastyr kiräk

   I need bandages or plasters

   Usage

   Asking for plasters

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular grammar.

7. Миңа черкигә каршы чара кирәк

   Miña cherkigä karshy chara kiräk

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Asking for insect repellent

   Grammar Note

   "черки" is mosquitoes and similar biting insects; "…га каршы чара" = a remedy against. Composed with regular grammar.

8. Миңа кояш кремы кирәк

   Miña koyash kremy kiräk

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Asking for sunscreen

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular grammar.

9. Бу даруны ничек эчәргә?

   Bu daruny nichek echärgä?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Asking how to take a medicine

   Grammar Note

   Taking medicine is "дару эчү" (same verb as drinking); "ничек эчәргә?" = how to take it. Composed with regular grammar.

10. Моның өчен рецепт кирәкме?

    Monyñ öchen retsept kiräkme?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Checking whether a prescription is required

    Grammar Note

    Composed with regular grammar.

11. Рецепт

    Retsept

    Prescription

    Usage

    Naming a prescription

    Grammar Note

    A Russian loan; "рецепт язу" = to write a prescription.

12. Аптека

    Apteka

    Pharmacy

    Usage

    Naming a pharmacy

    Grammar Note

    "аптека" is the short everyday word for a pharmacy.

13. Градусник

    Gradusnik

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Naming a thermometer

    Grammar Note

    "градусник" is the medical thermometer; "термометр" is also used.

14. Бинт

    Bint

    Bandage

    Usage

    Naming a bandage

    Grammar Note

    A German loan for the long gauze strip wrapped round a wound.

15. Антисептик

    Antiseptik

    Antiseptic

    Usage

    Naming an antiseptic

    Grammar Note

    A loan for a substance that kills microbes.

16. Битлек

    Bitlek

    Face mask

    Usage

    Naming a face mask

    Grammar Note

    "бит" (face) + "-лек"; used with "кию" (to put on). Composed with regular grammar.

17. Күз тамчылары

    Küz tamchylary

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Naming eye drops

    Grammar Note

    Composed with regular grammar.

18. Температураны төшерә торган дару

    Temperaturany tösherä torgan daru

    Fever reducer

    Usage

    Asking for a fever reducer

    Grammar Note

    "температураны төшерә торган" (bringing the temperature down) is a participle phrase; "…а торган" marks a habitual property.

19. Миңа эч катуга каршы дару кирәк

    Miña ech katuga karshy daru kiräk

    I need constipation medicine

    Usage

    Asking for constipation medicine

    Grammar Note

    another card ("Миңа эч китүгә каршы дару кирәк") with "эч китү" (diarrhea) replaced by "эч кату" (constipation). Composed with regular grammar.

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