Pharmacy & Health

1. Lai ado ubek sakik kapalo?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Looks for headache medicine at a pharmacy or shop

   Grammar Note

   "Ubek" is medicine and "sakik kapalo" is headache (sick/ache + head). This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

2. Ambo paralu ubek sakik paruik

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Describes stomach pain at a pharmacy without using a disease name

   Grammar Note

   "Paruik" is in the dictionary as belly. This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

3. Ambo paralu ubek mancuru

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Said at a pharmacy after a stomach upset

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary glosses "mancuru" as passing watery stool often, with the example "Paruik den mancuru" (my stomach runs). This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

4. Ambo damam

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Says you have a fever at a pharmacy or clinic

   Grammar Note

   "Damam" is in the dictionary as to have a fever (Indonesian "demam") with the example "Adiak damam". This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

5. Ambo ado alergi

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Tells the pharmacist you have an allergy; name the cause after it

   Grammar Note

   "Alergi" is a loanword; it is not in the dictionary. This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

6. Ambo paralu ubek nyamuak

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Asks for mosquito repellent

   Grammar Note

   "Nyamuak" is in the dictionary as mosquito. No example of "ubek nyamuak" was found, so it follows Indonesian "obat nyamuk". This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

7. Baa caro minum ubek iko?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Checks how to take a medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Caro" is way and "minum" is to drink (same form as Indonesian); medicine is also "drunk". This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

8. Paralu resep dari dokter?

   Do I need a prescription?

   Usage

   Checks whether a prescription is needed

   Grammar Note

   "Resep" and "dokter" are both loanwords. This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

9. Resep dokter

   Doctor's prescription

   Usage

   A noun phrase to point at a prescription

   Grammar Note

   Both words are loanwords; the order is thing followed by its owner. This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

10. Apotek

    Pharmacy

    Usage

    A single word to ask the way to a pharmacy

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary entry for "farmasi" glosses it as "rumah ubek" (house of medicine) and "apotek". This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

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