Pharmacy & Health

1. Hag-eñ ho peus louzoù evit ar boan benn ?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Looking for headache medicine at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Poan benn" means headache; feminine "poan" softens to "boan" after "ar". Composed sentence

2. Ret eo din kaout louzoù evit ar c'hof

   I need stomach medicine.

   Usage

   Telling a pharmacist about a stomach problem

   Grammar Note

   "Ret eo din" + infinitive means "I need to". "Kof" is the belly, including the stomach area. Composed sentence

3. Terzhienn am eus

   I have a fever.

   Usage

   Telling a pharmacist or doctor about a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Noun + am eus" means "I have ...", the same pattern as "Naon am eus" (I am hungry)

4. Penaos e vez kemeret al louzoù-mañ ?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask a pharmacist how to take a medicine

   Grammar Note

   "E vez" + past participle is a passive: how is it taken. Composed sentence

5. Ar gwrezverker

   Thermometer

   Usage

   A word for asking for a thermometer

   Grammar Note

   "Gwrezverker" is masculine; the article is "ar"

6. Al louzoù evit an derzhienn

   Fever medicine

   Usage

   A phrase for asking for fever medicine

   Grammar Note

   Feminine "terzhienn" softens to "derzhienn" after "an". Composed phrase

7. Louzoù evit ar red-kof, mar plij

   Anti-diarrhea medicine, please

   Usage

   A phrase for asking for anti-diarrhea medicine at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Louzoù evit ar ..." is the same "medicine for ..." frame as another card "Al louzoù evit an derzhienn" (fever medicine); diarrhea is red-kof (also called foerell). "Mar plij" at the end makes it a request. Composed phrase

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