Pharmacy & Health

1. Aveți medicament pentru dureri de cap?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at a pharmacy in Romania

   Grammar Note

   Romanian is a Romance language. "Dureri de cap" means "pains of the head" (headache)

2. Am nevoie de medicamente pentru stomac

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Am nevoie de" is the idiomatic expression for "I need". "Nevoie" means "need/necessity"

3. Am nevoie de medicamente pentru diaree

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Diaree" derives from Greek/Latin, common across Romance languages

4. Am febră

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Febră" comes from Latin "febris", cognate with Spanish "fiebre" and Italian "febbre"

5. Am o alergie

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "Alergie" is a Greek-derived loanword. "O" is the indefinite article (feminine form)

6. Am nevoie de plasturi

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Plasturi" is the plural of "plasture" (sticking plaster), from Latin emplastrum

7. Am nevoie de spray contra insectelor

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Insectelor" is the genitive plural of "insectă" (insect). Romanian preserves Latin case endings

8. Am nevoie de cremă de protecție solară

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Protecție solară" means "solar protection". Reflects Romanian's Latin vocabulary heritage

9. Cum se ia acest medicament?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Se ia" is the reflexive passive construction. Romanian commonly uses reflexives for passive voice

10. Este nevoie de rețetă?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    "Rețetă" comes from Latin "recepta", cognate with English "receipt"

11. Termometru

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Point to buy one at a pharmacy

12. Bandaj

    Bandage

    Usage

    The roll-type bandage; a small sticking plaster is "plasture"

13. Dezinfectant

    Disinfectant

    Usage

    Ask for wound disinfectant with this word

14. Mască de protecție

    Face mask

    Usage

    A hygienic face mask; "mască" alone can also mean a carnival mask or a cosmetic face pack, so "de protecție" pins the meaning

15. Absorbante

    Sanitary pads

    Usage

    The exact shelf label used in pharmacies and supermarkets; tampons are "tampoane"

    Grammar Note

    Normally used in the plural; the singular is "absorbant"

16. Prezervativ

    Condom

    Usage

    Lets you ask silently; understood at pharmacies and convenience stores

17. Picături pentru ochi

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Ask for eye drops; "picături" alone also covers nose and ear drops, so name the body part

18. Plasture antiinflamator

    Medicated pain-relief patch

    Usage

    The pain-relief patch for a shoulder or back; plain "plasture" means an ordinary sticking plaster

19. Antitermic

    Fever reducer

    Usage

    The word Romanian pharmacists actually use when you ask for something to bring a fever down

20. Un laxativ, vă rog

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    To ask for a laxative at a pharmacy when you are constipated

    Grammar Note

    "Laxativ" is the standard medical and pharmacy word and is understood as-is by a pharmacist. Naming the item and adding "vă rog" is the short polite way to ask for something. The symptom can be added with "Constipație".

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