You can obtain various drugs in pharmacies without prescriptions. Knowing how to say “painkiller”, “medication” or “pill” can be useful during your time in Turkey. For the drugs that require a special prescription, you may need to see a doctor and explain your problems, hopefully in Turkish.
Please try to answer the following questions by listening to the dialogue:
- What’s the illness of the patient?
- Does the throat of patient hurt?
- Which drugs does the pharmacist give?
- Is there any side effect? If yes, what is it?
- Does the medicine pharmacist give cure the disease? How much do they cost?
Key Vocabulary:
- İlaç
Medication, pill - Ağrı
Ache - Uykuya dalmak
To fall asleep - Uyanmak
To wake up - Tane
Piece - Boğaz
Throat - Ateş
Fever - Etken madde
Active ingredient - Yan etki
Side effect - Tedavi etmek
To heal, to treat - Hafifletmek
To ease - Hassas
Sensitive - Sigorta
Insurance - İhmal etmek
To neglect
