Pharmacy & Health

1. יש לך תרופה לכאב ראש?

   Yesh lekha trufa lekhe'ev rosh?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at a pharmacy in Israel

   Grammar Note

   Hebrew is written right-to-left (RTL). "Yesh lekha" means "you have" (lit. "there is to you")

2. אני צריך תרופה לקיבה

   Ani tsarikh trufa lakeva

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Tsarikh" is the masculine form of "need". Feminine form is "tsrikha". Hebrew adjectives agree with subject gender

3. אני צריך תרופה לשלשול

   Ani tsarikh trufa lishilshul

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Shilshul" is the Hebrew word for diarrhea

4. יש לי חום

   Yesh li khom

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   Hebrew expresses possession with "yesh li" (there is to me). "Khum" means both "heat" and "fever"

5. יש לי אלרגיה

   Yesh li alergiya

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "Alergiya" is borrowed from English "allergy"

6. אני צריך פלסטר

   Ani tsarikh plastar

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Plastar" is borrowed from English "plaster". Commonly used in Israel for band-aids

7. אני צריך תרסיס נגד חרקים

   Ani tsarikh tarsees neged kharakim

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Neged" means "against". "Kharakim" is the plural of "kharak" (insect)

8. אני צריך קרם הגנה מהשמש

   Ani tsarikh krem hagana mishamesh

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Krem hagana mishamesh" literally means "protective cream from the sun"

9. איך לוקחים את התרופה הזאת?

   Eikh lokhim et hatrufa hazot?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Lokhim" is the plural of "to take". Hebrew uses plural for general/impersonal subjects

10. האם צריך מרשם?

    Haim tsarikh mirsham?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    "Haim" is the Hebrew question marker for yes/no questions, placed at the start of the sentence

11. בית מרקחת

    beit mirkakhat

    Pharmacy

    Usage

    Show this when looking for a pharmacy; in Israel the chain name "Super-Pharm" is more visible on the street than the generic word

12. מרשם

    mirsham

    Prescription

    Usage

    Point at the paper in your hand; "lelo mirsham" marks medicines sold over the counter

13. מדחום

    madkhom

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Show this at a pharmacy counter to buy a thermometer

14. תחבושת

    takhboshet

    Bandage

    Usage

    Asks for a bandage or dressing; a small adhesive plaster is "plaster", a different item

15. חומר חיטוי

    khomer khitui

    Disinfectant

    Usage

    Asks for wound disinfectant; hand sanitiser gel is "gel alkohol"

16. מסכה

    masekha

    Face mask

    Usage

    Asks for a face mask at a pharmacy. The word also covers a costume mask or a beauty face pack, so say "masekhat panim refuit" if you need the medical kind for certain

17. תחבושות היגייניות

    takhboshot higieniyot

    Sanitary pads

    Usage

    For finding sanitary products in a pharmacy or supermarket; tampons are "tamponim". The singular "takhboshet" alone means a bandage, so always show both words together

18. קונדום

    kondom

    Condom

    Usage

    Ask for these at a pharmacy or convenience store; the plural is "kondomim"

19. טיפות עיניים

    tipot einayim

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Asks for eye drops; "tipot" alone would not distinguish them from nose or ear drops, so show both words

20. משכך כאבים

    meshakekh ke'evim

    Painkiller

    Usage

    Asks for pain relief; the most common over-the-counter brand in Israel is Acamol (paracetamol)

21. תרופה להורדת חום

    trufa lehoradat khom

    Fever reducer

    Usage

    Asks for something to bring a fever down; Acamol and Nurofen are the usual Israeli products

22. תרופה לעצירות, בבקשה

    trufa la'atsirut, bevakasha

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Ask for a laxative at the pharmacy; literally "medicine for constipation". The medical word is "mashlish", but you can leave the choice of product to the pharmacist

    Grammar Note

    Uses the "trufa le… (medicine for …)" frame of "ani tsarikh trufa lishilshul", filled with "atsirut". The preposition "le" is read "la" before "atsirut". Without "ani tsarikh", adding "bevakasha" is enough to make it a request, and the form is the same for men and women

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