Asking for something at the pharmacy in Spanish
You wake up with a cough and an achy body, and the corner pharmacy has just opened.
The phrase
¿La farmacia de la esquina ya está abierta?10 words10 sentences
The ten words3 of 10
- 1farmacia/faɾˈmasja/
pharmacynoun
Store where they sell medicine and other health products.
- 2farmacéutico/faɾmaˈsewtiko/
pharmacistnoun
Person who prepares and sells medicine and tells you how to take it.
- 3receta/reˈseta/
prescriptionnoun
Paper where the doctor writes the medicine you should take.
- 4
antibióticoantibiotic
- 5
jarabesyrup
- 6
ungüentoointment
- 7
pastillapill
- 8
alergiaallergy
- 9
caducidadexpiration
- 10
protectorprotective
The sentences3 of 10
¿La farmacia de la esquina ya está abierta?
Is the pharmacy on the corner open yet?
El farmacéutico me explicó cómo tomar la medicina.
The pharmacist explained to me how to take the medicine.
¿Necesito receta para comprar esta medicina?
Do I need a prescription to buy this medicine?
Pronunciation
farmacia/faɾˈmasja/
The c sounds like s and '-cia' is said as one syllable: far-MA-sia, with the stress on 'ma'.
farmacéutico/faɾmaˈsewtiko/
The stress falls on 'céu', and 'éu' is said as one sound: far-ma-SÉU-ti-co. The c sounds like s.
receta/reˈseta/
The c sounds like s: re-SE-ta.
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- How do you say 'prescription' in Spanish?
- It's receta, as in ¿Necesito receta para comprar esta medicina?
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