Pharmacy & Health

1. هل عندكم دواء للصداع؟

   Hal ʿindakum dawāʾ lil-ṣudāʿ?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at an Arabic-speaking pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Hal" introduces yes/no questions. "Li-" (for) is a preposition used to specify the condition

2. أحتاج دواءً للمعدة

   Aḥtāj dawāʾan lil-miʿda

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Aḥtāj" is the first-person singular of "need/require" in Arabic

3. أحتاج دواءً لوقف الإسهال

   Aḥtāj dawāʾan li-waqf al-ishāl

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Ishal" is the Arabic medical term for diarrhea

4. عندي حمى

   ʿIndī ḥummā

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "ʿIndī" expresses possession ("I have"). Arabic has no verb "to have" — ownership is expressed with prepositions

5. عندي حساسية

   ʿIndī ḥasāsiyya

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "Hasasiyya min..." = "allergic to...". The loanword "allerji" (أللرجي) is also widely used

6. أحتاج لاصقاً طبياً

   Aḥtāj lāṣiqan ṭibbiyyan

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Lasiq" from "to stick". "Dammada" (bandage) is also used. "Band-Aid" is widely understood across Arabic-speaking countries

7. أحتاج طارداً للحشرات

   Aḥtāj ṭāridan lil-ḥasharāt

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Tarid al-hasharat" = insect repellent. "Bakhakh mudad lil-ba'ud" = mosquito repellent spray

8. أحتاج كريماً واقياً من الشمس

   Aḥtāj krīman wāqiyan min al-shams

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Waqi min al-shams" = protection from the sun. "Krim al-shams" (sun cream) is also commonly used

9. كيف آخذ هذا الدواء؟

   Kayfa ākhudh hādhā al-dawāʾ?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Akhadha" = take/get. "Tanawala" (consume/ingest) is also used for taking medicine

10. هل أحتاج وصفة طبية؟

    Hal aḥtāj waṣfa ṭibbiyya?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    "Wasfa" = recipe/prescription, "ṭibbiyya" = medical. Together: "medical prescription"

11. وصفة طبية

    waṣfa ṭibbiyya

    Prescription

    Usage

    Shown when a prescription is involved; waṣfa alone can also mean a cooking recipe

12. صيدلية

    ṣaydaliyya

    Pharmacy

    Usage

    Shown when asking where a pharmacy is

13. ميزان حرارة

    mīzān ḥarāra

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Shown at a pharmacy when buying a thermometer

14. ضمادة

    ḍimāda

    Bandage

    Usage

    Shown at a pharmacy when asking for a bandage

15. مطهر

    muṭahhir

    Antiseptic

    Usage

    Shown when asking for wound antiseptic

16. كمامة

    kammāma

    Face mask

    Usage

    Shown at a pharmacy when buying a face mask

17. فوط صحية

    fuwaṭ ṣiḥḥiyya

    Sanitary pads

    Usage

    The standard term for sanitary pads; tampons are sadādāt quṭniyya

18. واقي ذكري

    wāqī dhakarī

    Condom

    Usage

    Shown at a pharmacy so you can point instead of speaking

19. قطرة للعين

    qaṭra lil-ʿayn

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Shown at a pharmacy when asking for eye drops

20. لصقة مسكنة للألم

    laṣqa musakkina lil-alam

    Pain-relief patch

    Usage

    A medicated patch for shoulders or back — not the same as a plaster (lāṣiq ṭibbī)

21. خافض للحرارة

    khāfiḍ lil-ḥarāra

    Fever reducer

    Usage

    Shown when asking for something to bring a fever down

22. ملين من فضلك

    Mulayyin min faḍlak

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Asking for a laxative at a pharmacy; this is the form addressed to a man (the ending of "min faḍlak" changes for a woman)

    Grammar Note

    A short request: the noun "mulayyin" (laxative) plus "min faḍlak". It is a medicine taken to soften stool and treat constipation. Written without vowel diacritics.

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