Pharmacy & Health

1. Teniu algun medicament per al mal de cap?

   Te-niu al-gun me-di-ka-ment per al mal de cap?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at a Catalan pharmacy (farmàcia)

   Grammar Note

   "Teniu" is the 2nd person plural of "tenir" (to have), also used to address shop staff politely. "Algun medicament" = "some medicine"

2. Necessito medicament per a l'estómac

   Ne-ses-si-to me-di-ka-ment per a les-to-mak

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Necessito" from Latin "necessitare" = I need

3. Necessito medicament per a la diarrea

   Ne-ses-si-to me-di-ka-ment per a la di-a-re-a

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Diarrea" from Greek, meaning "flow through". Used across Romance languages

4. Tinc febre

   Tink fe-bre

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Febre" from Latin "febris" — Catalan preserves the direct Latin form

5. Tinc al·lèrgia

   Tink a-ler-ji-a

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "Tinc al·lèrgia a..." = "I have an allergy to...". The l·l in al·lèrgia is the Catalan geminate l

6. Necessito tiretes

   Ne-ses-si-to ti-re-tes

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Tireta" (plural "tiretes") is the everyday Catalan word for an adhesive plaster/band-aid; the formal term is "apòsit adhesiu"

7. Necessito repel·lent d'insectes

   Ne-ses-si-to re-pe-lent din-sek-tes

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Necessito" = "I need". "Repel·lent d'insectes" = "insect repellent"; the l·l in repel·lent is the Catalan geminate l

8. Necessito protecció solar

   Ne-ses-si-to pro-tek-si-o so-lar

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Crema solar" (sun cream) is also used. The Mediterranean has intense sun

9. Com he de prendre aquest medicament?

   Kom e de pren-dre a-kest me-di-ka-ment?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Prendre medicament" = take medicine in Catalan

10. Necessito recepta?

    Ne-ses-si-to re-sep-ta?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    "Sense recepta" (without prescription/OTC) vs "amb recepta" (with prescription) are key terms

11. un termòmetre

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Show this at a pharmacy to buy a thermometer

12. una bena

    Bandage

    Usage

    A roll-on bandage; sticking plasters are "apòsits" and a gauze pad is "una gasa"

13. el desinfectant

    Disinfectant

    Usage

    Ask for wound disinfectant with this word

14. una mascareta

    Face mask

    Usage

    A surgical/face mask — Catalan uses "mascareta", not the Spanish "mascarilla"

15. les compreses

    Sanitary pads

    Usage

    Sanitary towels; tampons are "els tàmpons" and a menstrual cup is "la copa menstrual"

16. els preservatius

    Condoms

    Usage

    Show this at a pharmacy or vending machine; also called "els condons"

17. el col·liri

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Eye drops; also called "les gotes per als ulls"

18. un pegat antiinflamatori

    Anti-inflammatory patch

    Usage

    A medicated patch for muscle aches and bruises — the closest local equivalent to a Japanese "shippu" compress

19. un antipirètic

    Fever reducer

    Usage

    The generic term for a fever reducer; at the counter it is quicker to say "paracetamol"

20. Necessito medicament per al restrenyiment

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Ask at a pharmacy for medicine for constipation

    Grammar Note

    The same frame as "Necessito medicament per a la diarrea". The preposition per a and the article el contract to per al

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