Asking for something at the pharmacy in Portuguese
You wake up with a sore throat and go into the corner pharmacy to ask for something to help.
The phrase
Você tem algum remédio para dor de garganta?10 words10 sentences
The ten words3 of 10
- 1remédio/ʁeˈmɛdʒju/
medicinenoun
A substance a person takes to get better from an illness.
- 2comprimido/kõpɾiˈmidu/
pillnoun
A small, hard piece of medicine that you swallow.
- 3xarope/ʃaˈɾɔpi/
syrupnoun
A liquid, sweet medicine, taken with a spoon.
- 4
receitaprescription
- 5
dorpain
- 6
febrefever
- 7
farmacêuticopharmacist
- 8
pastilhalozenge
- 9
injeçãoinjection
- 10
genéricogeneric
The sentences3 of 10
Você tem algum remédio para dor de garganta?
Do you have anything for a sore throat?
Quantas vezes por dia eu tomo esse comprimido?
How many times a day do I take this pill?
Esse xarope é bom para tosse e garganta?
Is this syrup good for a cough and sore throat?
Pronunciation
remédio/ʁeˈmɛdʒju/
The stressed é is open, like in the English word 'bet', and the di sounds like 'jee'.
xarope/ʃaˈɾɔpi/
The x sounds like 'sh', the stressed o is open, and the final e sounds like 'ee'.
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- What is a pastilha?
- It's a little medicated candy you suck on slowly until it's gone, like the honey-flavored ones for a sore throat.
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