Pharmacy & Health

1. Доруи сардард доред?

   Do-ru-i sar-dard do-red?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at a pharmacy in Tajikistan

   Grammar Note

   "Dored?" is the Tajik question "do you have?", following Persian-derived grammar

2. Ба ман доруи меъда даркор аст

   Ba man do-ru-i meʼ-da dar-kor ast

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Darkor ast" means "it is necessary". Equivalent to Persian "darkār ast"

3. Ба ман доруи исҳол даркор аст

   Ba man do-ru-i is-hol dar-kor ast

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Ishol" is an Arabic-derived medical term for diarrhea. Tajik medicine uses many Arabic/Persian terms

4. Ман таб дорам

   Man tab do-ram

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Doram" is the first-person singular present of "doshtan" (to have), cognate with Persian "dāram"

5. Ман аллергия дорам

   Man al-ler-gi-ya do-ram

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "Allergiya" is borrowed from Russian, widely used in Tajikistan for medical terms

6. Ба ман пластир даркор аст

   Ba man plas-tir dar-kor ast

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Plastir" comes from Russian "leykoplastyr'" for adhesive bandage

7. Ба ман спрей аз ҳашаротҳо даркор аст

   Ba man sprey az ha-sha-rot-ho dar-kor ast

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Az hasharotho" means "from insects". "Az" is the preposition meaning "from"

8. Ба ман крем аз офтоб даркор аст

   Ba man krem az of-tob dar-kor ast

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Oftob" is cognate with Persian "āftāb" (sun). "Az oftob" means "from the sun"

9. Ин доруро чӣ тавр истеъмол кунам?

   In do-ru-ro chi tavr is-teʼ-mol ku-nam?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Chi tavr" is cognate with Persian "che towr" (how). "Isteʼmol kunam" means "I use/take"

10. Ретсепт лозим аст?

    Ret-sept lo-zim ast?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    "Lozim" is an Arabic loanword meaning "necessary". "Lozim ast?" = "is it necessary?"

11. Дорухона

    Do-ru-kho-na

    Pharmacy

    Usage

    For asking the way; signs read "ДОРУХОНА" or the Russian "АПТЕКА"

12. Термометр

    Ter-mo-metr

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Show it at a pharmacy when you need to take your temperature

13. Бинт

    Bint

    Bandage

    Usage

    For asking for something to wrap a wound

    Grammar Note

    A Russian loanword understood in pharmacies throughout Central Asia

14. Антисептик

    An-ti-sep-tik

    Antiseptic

    Usage

    For disinfecting a cut

15. Ниқоби тиббӣ

    Ni-qo-bi tib-bi

    Face mask (medical)

    Usage

    Without "tibbi" (medical), "niqob" can also mean a veil or face covering

16. Прокладка

    Prok-lad-ka

    Sanitary pad

    Usage

    Shops use the Russian form; just show the screen if you would rather not say it

17. Презерватив

    Pre-zer-va-tiv

    Condom

    Usage

    For buying one at a pharmacy; the Russian form is standard across Central Asia

18. Доруи чашм

    Do-ru-i chashm

    Eye drops

    Usage

    For dry highland air or dust in your eyes

19. Доруи таб

    Do-ru-i tab

    Fever medicine

    Usage

    For asking for something to bring a fever down

    Grammar Note

    doru (medicine) + izofa -i + tab (fever)

20. Ба ман доруи қабзият даркор аст

    Ba man do-ru-i qab-zi-yat dar-kor ast

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Ask for constipation medicine at a pharmacy

    Grammar Note

    The same "Ба ман доруи + symptom + даркор аст" frame as "Ба ман доруи исҳол даркор аст". "Доруи" is "дору" (medicine) with the izafat "-и".

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