How do you ask if you need a prescription?

You can say "Per questo medicinale serve la ricetta del medico?".

Asking for what you need at the pharmacy in Italian

Your nose has been blocked for three days, you're traveling and you walk into a pharmacy without knowing how to name what you need.

Scusi, dove trovo una farmacia aperta adesso?

Excuse me, where can I find a pharmacy that's open now?

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farmacia/farmaˈtʃia/
pharmacynoun
A shop where you buy medicine.
2
raffreddore/raffredˈdore/
coldnoun
A mild illness that makes your nose run and makes you sneeze.
3
ricetta/riˈtʃɛtta/
prescriptionnoun
A paper written by the doctor that you need to buy certain medicines.
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compressatablet
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sciropposyrup
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cerottoband-aid
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dosedose
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fogliettoleaflet
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collateraleside
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disinfettanteantiseptic

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Scusi, dove trovo una farmacia aperta adesso?
Excuse me, where can I find a pharmacy that's open now?
Ho un raffreddore da tre giorni e il naso chiuso.
I've had a cold for three days and my nose is blocked.
Per questo medicinale serve la ricetta del medico?
Do I need a prescription for this medicine?

farmacia/farmaˈtʃia/
The stress falls on the final i: farma-CÌ-a. The c before the i sounds soft, as in "ciao".
raffreddore/raffredˈdore/
Two double consonants to hold long, raf-fred-dore, and the stress falls on -do-.
ricetta/riˈtʃɛtta/
The c before the e is soft, as in "cena"; the e is open and the t is doubled.

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How do you say "pharmacy" in Italian?: Farmacia.
How do you ask if you need a prescription?: You can say "Per questo medicinale serve la ricetta del medico?".
What's the Italian word for a cold?: Raffreddore.

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