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This lesson helps English speakers learn how to communicate in French at a pharmacy. You will learn vocabulary, useful sentences, and a dialogue. 1. Important Vocabulary: - Mal de tête → headache - Mal au ventre → stomach ache - Mal de dent → toothache - Mal de dos → backache - Mal à la gorge → sore throat - Nez qui coule → runny nose - Nez bouché → blocked nose - Toux (sèche / grasse) → cough (dry / chesty) - Fièvre → fever - Vertiges → dizziness - Nausée → nausea - Diarrhée → diarrhoea - Constipation → constipation - Éruption cutanée → rash - Allergie → allergy - Démangeaisons → itching - Enflure → swelling
>> Products / Medicines: - Comprimés / gélules → tablets / pills / capsules - Sirop → syrup - Gouttes → drops - Suppositoires → suppositories - Crème / gel / pommade → cream / gel / ointment - Bandage → bandage - Pansement → plaster / band-aid - Désinfectant → antiseptic - Coton → cotton wool - Pince à épiler → tweezers - Vitamines / compléments alimentaires → vitamins / supplements
2. Useful sentences for the client: - "J'ai mal à la tête." → I have a headache. - "J'ai mal à la gorge." → I have a sore throat. - "J'ai de la fièvre." → I have a fever. - "Je me sens étourdi." → I feel dizzy. - "Je me sens faible." → I feel weak. - "Je crois que j'ai une intoxication alimentaire." → I think I have food poisoning. - "J'ai besoin de quelque chose contre le mal des transports." → I need something for travel sickness. - "Pouvez-vous me donner quelque chose pour m'aider à dormir ?" → Can you give me something to help me sleep? - "Avez-vous quelque chose contre les piqûres d'insectes ?" → Do you have something for insect bites?
>> To ask about the medicine: - "Comment dois-je prendre ce médicament ?" → How should I take this medicine? - "Avec ou sans nourriture ?" → With or without food? - "Y a-t-il des effets secondaires ?" → Are there any side effects? - "Les enfants peuvent-ils le prendre ?" → Can children take it? - "Y a-t-il une alternative moins chère ?" → Is there a cheaper alternative?
3. Useful sentences for the pharmacist: - "Prenez un comprimé deux fois par jour après les repas." → Take one tablet twice a day after meals. - "Ne prenez pas ce médicament à jeun." → Do not take this medicine on an empty stomach. - "Ce médicament peut provoquer de la somnolence." → This medicine may cause drowsiness. - "Conservez-le dans un endroit frais et sec." → Keep it in a cool, dry place. - "Ce médicament est uniquement pour usage externe." → This medicine is for external use only. - "Vous n'avez pas besoin d'ordonnance pour ce médicament." → You do not need a prescription for this medicine. - "Ce médicament est uniquement disponible sur ordonnance." → This medicine is only available with a prescription.
4. Example dialogue: 👩 Client: Bonjour, j'ai mal au ventre. → Hello, I have a stomach ache.
5. Practical expressions to remember: - "Je cherche..." → I am looking for... - "J'ai besoin de quelque chose pour..." → I need something for... - "Pouvez-vous me recommander... ?" → Can you recommend...? - "Combien ça coûte ?" → How much does it cost? - "Vendez-vous... ?" → Do you sell...?
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