Pharmacy & Health

1. Գլխացավի դեղ ունե՞ք։

   Glkhatsavi degh unek?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at a pharmacy in Armenia

   Grammar Note

   Armenian question mark "՞" is placed after the word. "Uneq" is the polite "do you have?"

2. Ինձ ստամոքսի դեղ է պետք

   Indz stamoksi degh e petk

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Indz petk e" means "I need" — a dative construction meaning "it is necessary for me"

3. Ինձ փորլուծության դեմ դեղ է պետք

   Indz porlutsutyan dem degh e petk

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "porlutsutyun" = diarrhea, "dem" = against, "degh" = medicine: "medicine against diarrhea". Do not use "lutsoghakan", which means laxative

4. Ես ջերմություն ունեմ

   Yes jermutyun unem

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Jermutyun" is derived from "jerm" (warm), meaning fever/high temperature

5. Ես ալերգիա ունեմ

   Yes alergia unem

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "Alergia" is the international medical term, used directly in Armenian

6. Ինձ կպչուն վիրակապ է պետք

   Indz kpchun virakap e petk

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Kpchun virakap" = "adhesive bandage". "Vir" means wound, "kap" means tie/bind

7. Ինձ միջատներից պաշտպանող սփրեյ է պետք

   Indz mijatnerits pashtpanogh sprey e petk

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Mijatnerits" is the ablative plural of "insect". "-its" is the ablative suffix

8. Ինձ արևայրուքից պաշտպանող կրեմ է պետք

   Indz arevayrukits pashtpanogh krem e petk

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Arevayruk" is a compound meaning "sun-burn". "Arev" (sun) + "ayruk" (burn)

9. Ինչպե՞ս ընդունել այս դեղը։

   Inchpes yndunel ays deghy?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Inchpes" is the Armenian adverb "how". The symbol "՞" marks the question

10. Դեղատոմս անհրաժե՞շտ է։

    Deghatoms anhrazhesht e?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    "Deghatoms" is a compound: "deg" (medicine) + "toms" (ticket/note) = prescription

11. Դեղատոմս

    Deghatoms

    Prescription

    Usage

    The word itself — show it to ask whether a prescription is needed or to request one

12. Դեղատուն

    Deghatun

    Pharmacy

    Usage

    Show it to a passer-by to ask for the nearest pharmacy; shop signs use this spelling

13. Վիրակապ

    Virakap

    Bandage

    Usage

    Ask for it at the counter; an adhesive plaster is a different item, "plastir"

14. Ախտահանիչ

    Akhtahanich

    Disinfectant

    Usage

    Covers both wound antiseptic and hand sanitiser

15. Բժշկական դիմակ

    Bzhshkakan dimak

    Face mask

    Usage

    "Dimak" alone can mean a carnival mask, so it is qualified with "bzhshkakan" (medical)

16. Հիգիենիկ միջադիր

    Higienik mijadir

    Sanitary pad

    Usage

    Show it to staff without speaking; a tampon is "tampon"

17. Պահպանակ

    Pahpanak

    Condom

    Usage

    Show it at a pharmacy or kiosk so you do not have to say it aloud

18. Աչքի կաթիլներ

    Achki katilner

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Literally "drops of the eye"; normally said in the plural

19. Ցավազրկող սպեղանի

    Tsavazrkogh speghani

    Pain-relief patch

    Usage

    The stick-on pain patch; "speghani" alone means any plaster, so "tsavazrkogh" (pain-killing) pins it down

20. Ջերմիջեցնող դեղ

    Jermijetsnogh degh

    Fever reducer

    Usage

    Literally "heat-lowering medicine"; show it at the counter

21. Ցավազրկող

    Tsavazrkogh

    Painkiller

    Usage

    The single word for an analgesic; show it while pointing at what hurts

22. Ինձ լուծողական է պետք

    Indz lutsoghakan e petk

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Asking a pharmacy for a laxative

    Grammar Note

    The "Indz X e petk" ("I need X") pattern. lutsoghakan means "laxative" (same root as luts "diarrhea": something that loosens the bowels)

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