Lesson 48: At the Pharmacy
When you’re not feeling well, the pharmacy is your first stop. This lesson lets you describe a symptom, ask for something, and understand how to take it.
Buying something for a headache
שָׁלוֹם, בַּמֶּה אוּכַל לַעֲזֹר?
shalom, bame uchal la’azor?
Hello, how can I help?
יֵשׁ לִי כְּאֵב רֹאשׁ. יֵשׁ מַשֶּׁהוּ?
yesh li ke’ev rosh. yesh mashehu?
I have a headache. Is there something for it?
בְּוַדַּאי. הַכַּדּוּרִים הָאֵלֶּה עוֹזְרִים.
bevadai. hakadurim ha’ele ozrim.
Of course. These pills help.
כַּמָּה לָקַחַת בְּיוֹם?
kama lakachat beyom?
How many should I take a day?
אֶחָד אַחֲרֵי הָאֹכֶל, פַּעֲמַיִם בְּיוֹם.
echad acharei ha’ochel, pa’amayim beyom.
One after meals, twice a day.
Grammar: symptoms, “these”, and dosage
Describe a symptom with יֵשׁ לִי (yesh li, “I have”) + the problem: יֵשׁ לִי כְּאֵב רֹאשׁ (“I have a headache”).
To point at the medicine, use the plural “these”: הַכַּדּוּרִים הָאֵלֶּה (hakadurim ha’ele, “these pills”) — note הָאֵלֶּה comes after the noun and both take “the”.
Dosage is built from אַחֲרֵי הָאֹכֶל (acharei ha’ochel, “after meals”) and פַּעֲמַיִם בְּיוֹם (pa’amayim beyom, “twice a day”).
Tip: כַּדּוּר (kadur) means both “pill” and “ball” — context makes it clear which.
Vocabulary
At the pharmacy
| בֵּית מִרְקַחַת | beit mirkachat | pharmacy |
| תְּרוּפָה | terufa | medicine |
| מִרְשָׁם | mirsham | prescription |
| כַּדּוּר | kadur | pill; ball |
Useful words
| כְּאֵב רֹאשׁ | ke’ev rosh | headache |
| לָקַחַת | lakachat | to take |
| אַחֲרֵי הָאֹכֶל | acharei ha’ochel | after meals |