Hello and thank you for joining us in a new listening practice lesson. This time, we will learn the basic vocabulary for medicines and other items that you can buy at the pharmacy in Spanish. Even more important, we will see this vocabulary in sentences and basic questions that will serve as the basis for two very interesting listening activities. Let’s get started …
Vocabulary: Medicine and pharmacy items in Spanish
First, pay attention to the following image that includes some of the essential vocabulary used when talking about medicine and pharmacy items in Spanish.
Interactive quiz No. 1
Look at the vocabulary cards and write the names of these pharmacy products in Spanish.
Next, we will see these words in sentences and questions that are used to get drugs or supplies at the pharmacy in Spanish. Some of these sentences will talk about the location of places, others include ways to ask for prices when buying things, names of common diseases and much more.
Listen carefully and analyze the examples, as they will be the basis for the two listening activities that we will see later.
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Camina dos cuadras hacia el norte sobre esta calle. Hay una farmacia en la esquina justo enfrente del hospital.
Walk two blocks north on this street. There is a pharmacy on the corner right in front of the hospital.
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Puedes preguntarle al farmacéutico las indicaciones para usar este tipo de medicina con niños de 5 años.
You can ask the pharmacist for directions for using this type of medicine with 5-year-old children.
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Estas pastillas son muy buenas para disminuir la presión arterial y evitar mayores complicaciones.
These pills are very good for lowering blood pressure and preventing further complications.
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Las cápsulas que compraste en la farmacia ya se han vencido.
The capsules you bought at the pharmacy have already expired.
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Usted puede tomar esta tableta efervescente para aliviar el dolor de estómago.
You can take this effervescent tablet to relieve stomach pain.
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Buenos días ¿Tiene jarabe para la tos?
Good morning. Do you have cough syrup?
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El médico me recetó estas inyecciones para tratar la infección y poder recuperarme más rápidamente. Voy a la farmacia a comprar dos jeringas.
The doctor prescribed these injections to treat the infection so that I could recover more quickly. I’m going to the pharmacy to buy two syringes.
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La semana pasada levanté mucho peso en el trabajo. Tuve que ponerme ungüento en la espalda para aliviar el dolor.
Last week I lifted a lot of weight at work. I had to put ointment on my back to aliviate the pain.
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Tuve que comprar una crema especial para el acné porque la crema que tenía no funcionaba.
I had to buy a special acne cream because the one I had was not working.
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No olvides llevar tu alcohol en gel si vas al banco o visitas cualquier lugar público.
Do not forget to bring your alcohol gel if you go to the bank or visit any public place.
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Tengo los ojos irritados. Pasaré comprando unas gotas para los ojos por la farmacia.
My eyes are sore. I’ll stop by to buy some eye drops at the pharmacy.
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Mi amigo tiene asma ¿Has visto su inhalador?
My friend has asthma. Have you seen his inhaler?
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Disculpe ¿Tiene cicatrizante en espray disponible? ¿Cuánto vale?
Excuse me. Do you have healing spray available? How much does it cost?
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En la farmacia podrás encontrar algodón a buen precio.
In the pharmacy, you can find cotton at a good price.
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Usted puede usar alcohol al 70% para matar bacterias y prevenir el COVID-19.
You can use 70% alcohol to kill bacteria and prevent COVID-19.
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Hola ¿Me podría vender una mascarilla quirúrgica y una mascarilla N95?
Hello, could you sell me a surgical mask and an N95 mask?
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Me corté cocinando la cena, pero ya me puse una vendita en el dedo.
I cut myself cooking dinner, but I already put a bandage on my finger.
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Ve a la farmacia y compra un par de vendas elásticas para inmovilizar la lesión.
Go to the pharmacy and buy a couple of elastic bandages to immobilize the injury.
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Los médicos usan gasas cuando tratan las heridas de sus pacientes.
Doctors use gauze when treating their patients’ wounds.
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¿Tienes esparadrapo? Necesito un poco para asegurar la gasa.
Do you have tape? I need some to secure the gauze.
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Interactive quiz No. 2
Drag the words about medical supplies and the pharmacy in Spanish into the correct spaces to complete these sentences, then check your answers.
Listening Activity No. 1: Shopping at the pharmacy in Spanish
Listening Activity No. 2: Looking for medicine and medical supplies in Spanish
We got to the end of this lesson. We hope you’ve learned a little about how to use the medical supplies vocabulary to shop at a pharmacy in Spanish or just talk about these articles. Keep practicing listening with us! ¡Hasta la próxima!