Pharmacy & Health

1. Aya ubar nyeri sirah?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Asking for headache medicine

   Grammar Note

   Ubar is medicine (obat is also used), nyeri is pain and sirah is head

2. Abdi peryogi ubar nyeri beuteung.

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Asking for medicine for stomach ache

   Grammar Note

   Peryogi is the polite 'need' and beuteung is belly

3. Abdi peryogi ubar mencret.

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Asking for diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   Mencret is the spoken word for diarrhea; diare is the more formal term

4. Abdi muriang.

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Saying you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   Muriang means to have a fever; demam is also used

5. Abdi gaduh alérgi.

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Telling the pharmacist about an allergy

   Grammar Note

   Gaduh is the polite 'have' and alérgi is allergy

6. Abdi peryogi plester pikeun tatu.

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Asking for plasters for a small wound

   Grammar Note

   Pikeun means for, tatu is wound and plester is a loanword

7. Abdi peryogi ubar nyamuk.

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Asking for mosquito repellent

   Grammar Note

   Ubar nyamuk literally means mosquito medicine, i.e. repellent

8. Abdi peryogi krim tabir surya.

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Buying sunscreen

   Grammar Note

   Krim is a loanword and tabir surya is sunscreen

9. Kumaha cara nginum ubar ieu?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Asking how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   Kumaha cara means how and nginum means to drink or take

10. Naha peryogi resép dokter?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Asking if a prescription is required

    Grammar Note

    Naha at the start marks a yes-no question; resép is prescription

11. Apotek

    Pharmacy

    Usage

    Looking for a pharmacy

    Grammar Note

    Apotek is pharmacy, as written on shop signs

12. Termometer

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Asking for a thermometer

    Grammar Note

    Termometer is a loanword

13. Perban

    Bandage

    Usage

    Asking for a bandage

    Grammar Note

    Perban is a bandage

14. Antiséptik

    Antiseptic

    Usage

    Looking for antiseptic

    Grammar Note

    Antiséptik is a loanword; note the é

15. Masker

    Face mask

    Usage

    Buying a face mask

    Grammar Note

    Masker is a face mask

16. Pembalut

    Sanitary pad

    Usage

    Asking for sanitary pads

    Grammar Note

    Pembalut literally means something that wraps and is used for sanitary pads. This sentence is composed from checked words and regular grammar, not quoted from a source.

17. Kondom

    Condom

    Usage

    Buying condoms

    Grammar Note

    Kondom is a loanword

18. Ubar tetes panon

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Looking for eye drops

    Grammar Note

    Ubar tetes panon literally means medicine to drip in the eye. This sentence is composed from checked words and regular grammar, not quoted from a source.

19. Koyo

    Medicated patch

    Usage

    Looking for a pain-relief patch

    Grammar Note

    Koyo is a medicated pain patch, the same word as in Indonesian

20. Ubar muriang

    Fever medicine

    Usage

    Looking for fever medicine

    Grammar Note

    Ubar muriang means fever medicine

21. Abdi peryogi ubar sembelit.

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Asking for a laxative at a pharmacy

    Grammar Note

    The same frame as another card "Abdi peryogi ubar mencret." "Ubar sembelit" appears in su.wikipedia (article Bonténg). Literally "I need constipation medicine"

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