Pharmacy & Health

1. Dermanê serêşiyê heye?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at a pharmacy in Kurdish regions

   Grammar Note

   "Heye?" is the Kurdish question "is there?". "Derman" is the Persian-derived word for medicine

2. Hewceyî dermanê mîdeyê me

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Hewceyî" means "necessary/need" in Kurdish, derived from Arabic "hājah" (need)

3. Hewceyî dermanê zikçûnê me

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Derman" = medicine, "zikçûn" = diarrhea (zik "belly" + çûn "going"). "Dermanê zikçûnê" = "medicine for diarrhea". "Zikêşî" means stomach ache, so it is not used here

4. Taya min heye

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   Kurmanji for fever is ta (feminine); the possessed form is taya min, and it is spelled tayê in the oblique. tab keeps a final b that Kurmanji does not have

5. Alerjiyek min heye

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "Alerji" is borrowed from international medical terminology. "-yek" is the indefinite article

6. Hewceyî plastê me

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Plast" is borrowed from English "plaster"

7. Hewceyî spreya li dijî mêşan me

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Li dijî mêşan" = "against insects". "Mêşan" is the plural oblique of "mêş" (insect/fly)

8. Hewceyî kremê rojê me

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Roj" means "sun/day" in Kurdish. "Kremê rojê" = "cream of the sun"

9. Ev derman çawa tê xwarin?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Çawa" is the Kurdish question adverb "how". "Xwarin" means "to eat/drink/take"

10. Pêdiviya min bi reçeteyê heye?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    "Pêdiviya min bi … heye" = "I need …". "Reçete" means prescription (a loanword)

11. Reçete

    Prescription

    Usage

    For checking whether a prescription is needed

12. Termometre

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Point at it when buying one at a pharmacy

13. Maske

    Face mask

    Usage

    For buying one at a pharmacy or shop

14. Kondom

    Condom

    Usage

    Pointing works when saying it aloud is awkward

15. Dermanê çavan

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Point at it when buying one at a pharmacy

16. Dermanê ji bo tayê

    Fever medicine

    Usage

    For asking a pharmacy for something to bring a fever down

17. Dermanê ji bo qebizîyê bide min.

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    For asking a pharmacy for a laxative. Literally "give me medicine for constipation", the same pattern as "Dermanê ji bo êşê bide min."

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