Pharmacy & Health

1. Baş ağrısı üçün dərman var?

   Baş ağ-rı-sı ü-çün dər-man var?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at an Azerbaijani pharmacy (aptek)

   Grammar Note

   Azerbaijani is a Turkic language. "Üçün" means "for" (postposition)

2. Mədə dərmanına ehtiyacım var

   Mə-də dər-ma-nı-na eh-ti-ya-cım var

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Ehtiyacım var" = "I have a need". "Ehtiyac" from Arabic "ihtiyaj"

3. İshal üçün dərmana ehtiyacım var

   İs-hal ü-çün dər-ma-na eh-ti-ya-cım var

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "İshal" is borrowed from Arabic

4. Qızdırmam var

   Qız-dır-mam var

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Var" means "there is/I have" in Azerbaijani

5. Allergiyam var

   Al-ler-gi-yam var

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "...allergiyam var" = "I have allergy to...". Russian-influenced medical vocabulary

6. Yapışqan sarğıya ehtiyacım var

   Ya-pış-qan sar-ğı-ya eh-ti-ya-cım var

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Yapışqan" (adhesive) + "sarğı" (bandage). Russian loanword "leykoplast" also used

7. Həşərat dəfedicisinə ehtiyacım var

   Hə-şə-rat də-fe-di-ci-si-nə eh-ti-ya-cım var

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Həşərat" (insect) + "dəfedici" (repellent) compound

8. Günəş kreminə ehtiyacım var

   Gü-nəş kre-mi-nə eh-ti-ya-cım var

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Günəş" (sun) + "krem" (cream). The Caspian coast is sunny in summer

9. Bu dərmanı necə qəbul etməliyəm?

   Bu dər-ma-nı ne-cə qə-bul et-mə-li-yəm?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Qəbul etmək" from Arabic "qabul" = accept/take

10. Resept lazımdır?

    Re-sept la-zım-dır?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    "Lazım" from Arabic, meaning "necessary"

11. Termometr

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Point to this to ask a pharmacy for a thermometer; a digital one is "elektron termometr"

12. Bint

    Bandage

    Usage

    A roll bandage — from Russian "бинт" and the word pharmacies expect; "sarğı" also works. An adhesive plaster is "plastır". Not the Turkish "sargı bezi"

13. Antiseptik

    Antiseptic

    Usage

    Ask for wound antiseptic; a hand sanitizer is "dezinfeksiyaedici" and rubbing alcohol is "spirt"

14. Tibbi maska

    Medical mask

    Usage

    Ask a pharmacy for a face mask; keep "tibbi" because "maska" alone can mean a costume mask. Azerbaijani uses the Russian-form "maska", not Turkish "maske"

15. Gigiyenik bez

    Sanitary pad

    Usage

    Show this at a pharmacy or supermarket; in shops the Russian-derived "prokladka" is even more widely understood. A tampon is "tampon"

16. Prezervativ

    Condom

    Usage

    Show this at a pharmacy or convenience store; from Russian "презерватив" and commoner than "kondom"

17. Göz damcısı

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Ask a pharmacy for eye drops; Azerbaijani for "drop" is "damcı", not the Turkish "damla"

18. Ağrıkəsici plastır

    Pain-relief patch

    Usage

    A stick-on pain patch for shoulders or back; less common than in Japan, so some pharmacies will not stock it. Oral painkillers are just "ağrıkəsici"

19. Qızdırmasalıcı

    Fever reducer

    Usage

    Ask for something to bring a fever down; if it does not land, showing "Parasetamol" almost always works

20. Qəbizlik üçün dərman verin, zəhmət olmasa

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Asking for a laxative at a pharmacy; literally "give medicine for constipation, please"

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