Pharmacy & Health

1. तुमच्याकडे डोकेदुखीचे औषध आहे का?

   Tumchyakade dokedukhiche aushadh aahe ka?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at a pharmacy in Maharashtra

   Grammar Note

   Marathi is Indo-Aryan, written in Devanagari. "Ka" is the question particle

2. मला पोटाचे औषध हवे आहे

   Mala potache aushadh have aahe

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Mala have" is a dative construction ("it is wanted to me"). Marathi is SOV like Hindi

3. मला जुलाबाचे औषध हवे आहे

   Mala julabache aushadh have aahe

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Julab" is an Arabic/Persian-derived word for diarrhea, widely borrowed in South Asian languages

4. मला ताप आला आहे

   Mala tap aala aahe

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Tap aala" means "fever came". Marathi expresses fever onset as the fever "arriving"

5. मला ऍलर्जी आहे

   Mala elarji aahe

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "Elarji" is borrowed from English "allergy"

6. मला बँडेज हवे आहे

   Mala baendej have aahe

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Baendej" is borrowed from English "bandage"

7. मला कीटकांपासून संरक्षण करणारे रिपेलंट हवे आहे

   Mala kitakanpasun sanrakshan karnare ripelant have aahe

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   This avoids "kitaknashak", which means insecticide (a killer), and says "something that protects from insects"; "ripelant" is borrowed from English "repellent"

8. मला सनस्क्रीन हवे आहे

   Mala sanaskrin have aahe

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Sanaskrin" is borrowed from English "sunscreen"

9. हे औषध कसे घ्यायचे?

   He aushadh kase ghyayche?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Kase" is the Marathi adverb "how"

10. प्रिस्क्रिप्शन लागते का?

    Priskripshan laagate ka?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    "Priskripshan" is borrowed from English "prescription". "Laagate" means "is needed/required"

11. औषधाची चिठ्ठी

    aushadhachi chitthi

    Prescription

    Usage

    Native Marathi word for a prescription; the English loanword "prescription" is also widely understood

12. औषधाचे दुकान

    aushadhache dukan

    Pharmacy

    Usage

    Word to use when looking for a pharmacy; shop signs often read "MEDICAL" in English

13. थर्मामीटर

    tharmamitar

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Word for asking for a thermometer at a pharmacy

14. जखमेची पट्टी

    jakhmechi patti

    Bandage

    Usage

    "Patti" alone can mean a strip or ruler, so "jakhmechi" (for a wound) is prefixed

15. जंतुनाशक

    jantunashak

    Disinfectant / antiseptic

    Usage

    Word for asking for an antiseptic for a wound

16. मास्क

    mask

    Face mask

    Usage

    Word for asking for a face mask at a pharmacy

17. सॅनिटरी पॅड

    saniteri pad

    Sanitary pad

    Usage

    The term most readily understood in Indian shops; can be shown without speaking

18. कंडोम

    kandom

    Condom

    Usage

    Word that can be shown silently at a pharmacy

19. डोळ्यांचे थेंब

    dolyanche themb

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Word for asking for eye drops

20. वेदनाशामक मलम

    vednashamak malam

    Pain-relief ointment

    Usage

    Japanese-style adhesive pain patches are uncommon in India; ointments and sprays are the norm

21. तापाचे औषध

    tapache aushadh

    Fever medicine

    Usage

    Word for asking for a fever reducer; "paracetamol" also works at the counter

22. मला बद्धकोष्ठतेचे औषध हवे आहे

    Mala baddhakoshthateche aushadh have aahe

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Asking for a laxative at a pharmacy when constipated

    Grammar Note

    "mala julabache aushadh have aahe" with "julab" swapped for "baddhakoshthata"; the "-che" ending makes "(medicine) for constipation".

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