Examples from Retail Spanish

The following excerpts were taken directly from our RETAIL SPANISH™ Spanish for Pharmacists book. By reviewing the following examples, you will get an idea of the material contained in the book itself, and its potential for practical pharmacy and store use. The 52-page book contains over 250 pharmacy and store phrases and sentences along with over a thousand useful vocabulary words. Please realize that our program not only provides useful translated information, but it also teaches the important and basic grammar behind that information.

SOME PHARMACY WARNING LABELS:

Take the medication until finished. – Tome la medicación hasta terminó. (toh-meh la meh-dee-kah-see-ohn ah-stah tehr-mee-noh)

Take with eight ounces of water. – Tome con ocho onzas de agua. (toh-meh kohn oh-choh ohn-sahs deh ah-gwah)

Shake it well. – Agítelo bien. (ah-hee-teh-loh bee-ehn)

This medicine can cause sleepiness or dizziness. – Esta medicina puede causar sueño o mareos. (ehs-tah meh-dee-see-nah pweh-deh kah-oo-sahr swehn-yoh oh mah-reh-ohs)

Do not drink alcohol when taking this medicine. – No tome alcohol cuando tome esta medicina. (noh toh-meh ahl-koh-ohl kwahn-doh toh-meh ehs-tah meh-dee-see-nah)

Take it with food. – Tómelo con comida. (toh-meh-loh kohn koh-mee-dah.)

A FEW PHARMACY SIG CODES:

once a day – una vez al día (oo-nah behs ahl dee-ah)
twice a day – dos veces al día (dohs beh-sehs ahl dee-ah)
every day – cada día (kah-dah dee-ah)
every week – cada semana (kah-dah seh-mah-nah)
every hour – cada hora (kah-dah oh-rah)
every four hours – cada cuatro horas (kah-dah kwah-troh oh-rahs)
every six to eight hours – cada seis a ocho horas (kah-dah seh-ees ah oh-choh oh-rahs)

PHARMACY ONE LINERS:

What is your name? - ¿Cuál es su nombre? (kwahl ehs soo nohm-breh)

What is your address? - ¿Cuál es su dirección? (kwahl ehs soo dee-rehk-see-ohn)

What is your date of birth? ¿Cuál es su fecha de nacimiento? (kwahl ehs soo feh-chah deh nah-see-mee-ehn-toh)

Are you allergic to any medicine? - ¿Es usted alérgico a algunas medicinas? (ehs oo-stehd ah-lehr-hee-koh ah ahl-goon-ahs meh-dee-see-nahs)

Do you have insurance? - ¿Tiene usted seguro? (tee-eh-neh oo-stehd seh-goo-roh)

Do you want to wait? - ¿Quiere usted esperar? (kee-eh-reh oo-stehd ehs-peh-rahr)

SOME BODY VOCABULARY:

the abdomen – el abdomen (ehl ahb-doh-mehn)
the ankle – el tobillo (ehl toh-bee-yoh)
the anus – el ano (ehl ah-noh)
the arm – el brazo (ehl brah-soh)
the back – la espalda (lah ehs-pahl-dah)
the breast – el seno (ehl seh-noh)
the buttock – la nalga (lah nahl-gah)
the calf – la pantorrilla (lah pahn-toh-rree-yah)

PHARMACY PRODUCT VOCABULARY:

the bags – las bolsas (lahs bohl-sahs)
the blanket – la frazada (lah frah-sah-dah)
the bobby pins – las horquillas (lahs ohr-kee-yahs)
the books – los libros (lohs lee-brohs)
the brush – el cepillo (ehl seh-pee-yoh)
the calendar – el calendario (ehl kah-lehn-dah-ree-oh)
the candy – el dulce (ehl dool-seh)
the chair – la silla (lah see-yah)
the camera – la cámara (lah kah-mah-rah)
the cigars – los puros (lohs poo-rohs)
the cigarettes – los cigarrillos (lohs see-gah-rree-yohs)