Pharmacy & Health

1. გაქვთ თავის ტკივილის წამალი?

   Gakvt tavis t'k'ivilis ts'amali?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at a pharmacy in Georgia

   Grammar Note

   Georgian has a rich case system. "Gakvt" is the polite/plural second person of "to have"

2. მე კუჭის წამალი მჭირდება

   Me k'uch'is ts'amali mch'irdeba

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Mchirdeba" is the Georgian verb "to need" with the first-person prefix "m-"

3. მე დიარეის საწინააღმდეგო წამალი მჭირდება

   Me diareis sats'inaaghmdego ts'amali mch'irdeba

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Sats'inaaghmdego" means "against / anti-". A compound word formation in Georgian

4. მე სიცხე მაქვს

   Me sitskhe makvs

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Makvs" is the first-person singular of "to have". Georgian possession uses dative-like constructions

5. მე ალერგია მაქვს

   Me alergia makvs

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "Alergia" is an international medical term that entered Georgian via Russian

6. მე სახვევი პლასტირი მჭირდება

   Me sakhvevi p'last'iri mch'irdeba

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Plastiri" is from Russian "leykoplastyr'" (adhesive bandage)

7. მე მწერების საწინააღმდეგო სპრეი მჭირდება

   Me mts'erebis sats'inaaghmdego sp'rei mch'irdeba

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Mtserebis" is the plural genitive of "insect". "-ebis" is the plural genitive suffix

8. მე მზისგან დამცავი კრემი მჭირდება

   Me mzisgan damtsavi k'remi mch'irdeba

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Mzisgan" = genitive "mzis" (of the sun, from "mze") + postposition "-gan" (from / against). Georgian has no ablative case

9. როგორ უნდა მივიღო ეს წამალი?

   Rogor unda mivigho es ts'amali?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Unda mivigho" = "I should take (it)". "Unda" + subjunctive expresses obligation; the verb is "migheba" (to take, to receive).

10. რეცეპტი საჭიროა?

    Retsep't'i sach'iroa?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    "Sachiroa" is the predicative adjective "is necessary". "Retsepti" is from Russian

11. რეცეპტი

    Retsep't'i

    Prescription

    Usage

    For checking whether a prescription is required; the same word also means a cooking recipe, so only point to it at a pharmacy counter

12. აფთიაქი

    Aptiaki

    Pharmacy

    Usage

    Point to it when asking for directions; Georgian pharmacies are marked with a green cross

13. თერმომეტრი

    Termomet'ri

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Point to what you want to buy at a pharmacy

14. ბინტი

    Bint'i

    Bandage

    Usage

    A roll-on bandage; an adhesive plaster is a different item, "ლეიკოპლასტირი"

15. ანტისეპტიკი

    Ant'isep't'ik'i

    Antiseptic

    Usage

    Point to it to ask for something to disinfect a wound

16. პირბადე

    P'irbade

    Face mask

    Usage

    The word for a hygienic mask; "ნიღაბი" also means a costume mask, so it is avoided here

17. ჰიგიენური საფენი

    Higienuri sapeni

    Sanitary pad

    Usage

    Point to it at a pharmacy or supermarket; a tampon is "ტამპონი"

18. პრეზერვატივი

    P'rezervat'ivi

    Condom

    Usage

    Point to it at a pharmacy or convenience store without having to say it aloud

19. თვალის წვეთები

    Tvalis ts'vetebi

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Point to it to ask a pharmacy for eye drops

20. სამკურნალო პლასტირი

    Samk'urnalo p'last'iri

    Medicated patch

    Usage

    For asking for a stick-on pain-relief patch; ointment ("მალამო") is more common in Georgia and some pharmacies stock no patches at all

21. სიცხის დამწევი წამალი

    Sitskhis damts'evi ts'amali

    Fever reducer

    Usage

    Point to it at a pharmacy when you have a fever; literally "medicine that brings the fever down"

22. ყაბზობის საწინააღმდეგო წამალი, გთხოვთ

    Q'abzobis sats'inaaghmdego ts'amali, gtkhovt

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Ask for constipation medicine at a pharmacy; adding "გთხოვთ" makes it a polite request

    Grammar Note

    Same "genitive of the symptom + satsinaaghmdego tsamali" frame as "დიარეის საწინააღმდეგო წამალი", with the symptom replaced by "ყაბზობის". The closing "გთხოვთ" is the polite request word

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