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💊 Chapter 5 · A2 — Exercise 4: At the Pharmacy
You need medicine — fast.
Pharmacies in Spain and Latin America are a first stop for health advice. Learn the vocabulary to describe symptoms and get what you need.
Phase 1 of 3 — Vocabulary
Words you need to know
Study these 10 expressions. You'll use them at the pharmacy.
la farmacia
→
the pharmacy / drugstore
el medicamento
→
the medicine / medication
el dolor
→
the pain / ache
la fiebre
→
the fever
el jarabe
→
the syrup (e.g. cough syrup)
las pastillas
→
the pills / tablets
el farmacéutico
→
the pharmacist
la alergia
→
the allergy
sin receta
→
without a prescription / over the counter
la tos
→
the cough