Pharmacy & Health

1. Баш ооруганга дары барбы?

   Bash ooruganga dary barby?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at a pharmacy in Kyrgyzstan

   Grammar Note

   "Barby?" is the Kyrgyz question "is there?". "Bar" means existence

2. Мага ашказан дарысы керек

   Maga ashkazan darysy kerek

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Maga kerek" means "I need" (literally "for me, necessary")

3. Мага ич өтүүгө дары керек

   Maga ich ötüügö dary kerek

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Ich ötüü" means "passing through the stomach", the expression for diarrhea

4. Менин ысытмам бар

   Menin ysytmam bar

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Ysytma" is derived from "ysytuu" (to heat), meaning fever

5. Менде аллергия бар

   Mende allergiya bar

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "Mende bar" is the Kyrgyz possessive. "-de" is the locative case suffix

6. Мага жара жабыштыруучу лейкопласт керек

   Maga jara jabyshtyruuchu leykoplast kerek

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Leykoplast" is a Russian loanword for adhesive bandage, commonly used in Kyrgyzstan

7. Мага чиркей айдагыч спрей керек

   Maga chirkey aydagych sprey kerek

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Aydagych" is derived from "aydoo" (to drive away), denoting a repellent tool

8. Мага күндөн коргоочу крем керек

   Maga kündön korgoochu krem kerek

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Kündön korgoochu" = "protecting from the sun". "-dön" is the ablative suffix

9. Бул дарыны кантип ичүү керек?

   Bul daryny kantip ichüü kerek?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Kantip" is the Kyrgyz question adverb "how". "Ichüü" is the infinitive of "to drink/take"

10. Рецепт керекпи?

    Retsept kerekpi?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    "Retsept" is from Russian. "-pi" in "kerekpi?" is the question particle

11. Рецепт

    Retsept

    Prescription

    Usage

    The prescription slip itself; point to it at the pharmacy counter

12. Термометр

    Termometr

    Thermometer

    Usage

    To buy a thermometer at a pharmacy

13. Таңгыч

    Tangych

    Bandage

    Usage

    The Kyrgyz word for roll bandage; an adhesive plaster is "лейкопласт"

14. Антисептик

    Antiseptik

    Antiseptic

    Usage

    Asking for a wound disinfectant; pharmacies usually hand you "спирт" (alcohol) or "йод" (iodine)

15. Медициналык маска

    Meditsinalyk maska

    Face mask

    Usage

    For buying disposable hygiene masks

16. Гигиеналык прокладка

    Gigienalyk prokladka

    Sanitary pad

    Usage

    The Russian-derived name actually used in shops; point instead of asking aloud

17. Презерватив

    Prezervativ

    Condom

    Usage

    The Russian-derived word understood at any pharmacy; point to buy without speaking

18. Көз тамчысы

    Köz tamchysy

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Asking for eye drops; "көз" = eye, "тамчы" = drop

19. Ысытма түшүрүүчү дары

    Ysytma tüshürüüchü dary

    Fever reducer

    Usage

    Asking for something to bring a fever down; literally "fever-lowering medicine"

20. Мага ич алдырма дары керек

    Maga ich aldyrma dary kerek

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Asking a pharmacy for a laxative. "Ич алдырма дары" is the term, also used in medical texts, for a medicine that gets the bowels moving

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