Pharmacy & Health

1. Imate li lijek za glavobolju?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Asking for headache medicine

   Grammar Note

   Lijek is the ijekavian form (Serbian lek).

2. Treba mi lijek za stomak

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Asking for stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Treba mi" is gender-neutral.

3. Treba mi lijek protiv proljeva

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Asking for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   Protiv takes the genitive.

4. Imam temperaturu

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Saying you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   Temperatura also means "fever" in this sense.

5. Imam alergiju

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Saying you have an allergy

   Grammar Note

   Accusative of the feminine alergija.

6. Trebaju mi flasteri

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Asking for plasters

   Grammar Note

   The needed items are plural, hence trebaju.

7. Treba mi sprej protiv insekata

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Asking for insect repellent

   Grammar Note

   Protiv + genitive plural.

8. Treba mi krema za sunčanje

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Asking for sunscreen

   Grammar Note

   Krema is the feminine subject.

9. Kako se uzima ovaj lijek?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Asking how to take this medicine

   Grammar Note

   The impersonal reflexive "se uzima".

10. Da li je potreban recept?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Asking whether a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    Recept is masculine.

11. Toplomjer

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Asking for a thermometer

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun.

12. Zavoj

    Bandage

    Usage

    Asking for a bandage

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; it also means a bend in a road.

13. Sredstvo za dezinfekciju

    Disinfectant

    Usage

    Asking for disinfectant

    Grammar Note

    Sredstvo is neuter.

14. Zaštitna maska

    Face mask

    Usage

    Asking for a face mask

    Grammar Note

    Composed from common words following regular grammar. Maska is feminine.

15. Higijenski ulošci

    Sanitary pads

    Usage

    Asking for sanitary pads

    Grammar Note

    Normally used in the plural.

16. Kondomi

    Condoms

    Usage

    Asking for condoms

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun in the plural.

17. Kapi za oči

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Asking for eye drops

    Grammar Note

    Kapi is the plural of kap; oči the plural of oko.

18. Lijek za snižavanje temperature

    Fever reducer

    Usage

    Asking for a fever reducer

    Grammar Note

    Composed from common words following regular grammar. "Za + accusative" expresses purpose.

19. Lijek protiv bolova

    Painkiller

    Usage

    Asking for a painkiller

    Grammar Note

    Protiv + genitive plural.

20. Laksativ, molim

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Asking for a laxative at a pharmacy

    Grammar Note

    Laksativ is a masculine noun. At a pharmacy you can also say "Treba mi lijek protiv zatvora" (I need a medicine for constipation).

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