La farmacia y el cuerpo
Enough to walk into a chemist and be understood. In Peru the pharmacist will hand you what you need without a prescription for most small things, so the words matter more than the grammar.
El cuerpo
la cabezafnoun
the head
el estómagomnoun
the stomach
la gargantafnoun
the throat
la espaldafnoun
the back
el brazomnoun
the arm
la piernafnoun
the leg
el piemnoun
the foot
Plural los pies.
la manofnoun
the hand
Feminine even though it ends in -o: la mano, las manos.
el dientemnoun
the tooth
el ojomnoun
the eye
el oídomnoun
the ear
El oído is the inner ear, the one that hurts. La oreja is the outer one you can see.
Decir qué te pasa
Me duele…
one thing hurts
Me duele la cabeza. · I have a headache.
Doler works like gustar: the body part is the subject. Me duelen las piernas, plural.
Me duelen…
several things hurt
Plural when more than one part hurts.
Estoy resfriado
I have a cold
Resfriada if you are a woman.
Tengo fiebre
I have a temperature
Fever is something you have: tener fiebre, never estar fiebre.
Tengo tos
I have a cough
Me siento mal
I feel ill
Sentirse plus an adjective.
Me cayó mal la comida
The food disagreed with me
Caer mal is the fixed phrase for food that made you ill.
Estoy mareado
I feel dizzy
En la farmacia
la farmaciafnoun
the chemist
La botica is also common in Peru.
la pastillafnoun
the tablet
el jarabemnoun
the syrup
la cremafnoun
the cream
la recetafnoun
the prescription
Also a recipe. Context decides.
¿Tiene algo para…?
Do you have anything for…?
¿Tiene algo para el estómago? · Do you have anything for my stomach?
¿Cada cuánto lo tomo?
How often do I take it?
de turno
on duty
La farmacia de turno is the one open late or on Sundays.