Pharmacy & Health

1. واش عندكم شي دوا ديال الصداع؟

   wāsh ʿndkum shī dwā dyāl ṣ-ṣdāʿ?

   Do you have medicine for a headache?

   Usage

   A basic pattern at the pharmacy; "shī" means some or any.

   Grammar Note

   "dwā dyāl" plus a symptom means medicine for it. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

2. خاصني دوا ديال المعدة

   khāṣṣni dwā dyāl l-miʿda

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   For an upset stomach or food trouble.

   Grammar Note

   "khāṣṣni" means I need. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

3. عندي حساسية

   ʿndi ḥasāsiya

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   At a pharmacy or restaurant; add "men" plus the thing you react to.

   Grammar Note

   Same pattern as the dictionary sentence "ʿndek ḥasāsiya men shī ḥāja". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

4. بغيت كريم ديال الشمس

   bghīt krīm dyāl sh-shams

   I want sunscreen

   Usage

   At a pharmacy or shop.

   Grammar Note

   Literally "cream of the sun". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

5. كيفاش ناخد هاد الدوا؟

   kīfāsh nākhod hād d-dwā?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   When handed medicine, to check dose and timing.

   Grammar Note

   The verb "khod" (take) is the same as in the dictionary sentence "khod hād d-dwā". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

6. الفرماسيان

   l-frmāsyān

   Pharmacy

   Usage

   As a single word; signs usually say "Pharmacie" in French.

   Grammar Note

   From French pharmacien; it also names the shop itself.

7. الكمامة

   l-kmāma

   Face mask

   Usage

   As a single word.

   Grammar Note

   A word that appears in dictionary sentences.

8. واش كاين شي فرماسيان قريب من هنا؟

   wāsh kāyn shī frmāsyān qrīb men hnā?

   Is there a pharmacy near here?

   Usage

   When you feel unwell; nearly identical to a dictionary sentence.

   Grammar Note

   "qrīb men hnā" means near here.

9. بغيت دوا ديال السهال

   bghit dwa dyāl s-shāl

   Anti-diarrhea medicine, please

   Usage

   Asks for anti-diarrhea medicine at a pharmacy.

   Grammar Note

   The "dwa dyal X" frame of another card "واش عندكم شي دوا ديال الصداع؟" with "السهال" of another card in it, requested with "bghit" as in another card "بغيت كريم ديال الشمس".

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