Pharmacy & Health

1. ਕੀ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਕੋਲ ਸਿਰਦਰਦ ਦੀ ਦਵਾਈ ਹੈ?

   Kī tuhāḍe kol sirdard dī davāī hai?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   Punjabi is a South Asian language. "Davāī" is the Arabic/Persian-derived word for medicine

2. ਮੈਨੂੰ ਪੇਟ ਦੀ ਦਵਾਈ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ

   Mainūṃ peṭ dī davāī cāhīdī hai

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Mainūṃ cāhīdī hai" is a dative construction meaning "I need". Common in South Asian languages

3. ਮੈਨੂੰ ਦਸਤ ਦੀ ਦਵਾਈ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ

   Mainūṃ dasat dī davāī cāhīdī hai

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Dasat" is a Persian-derived word for diarrhea. South Asian languages have many Persian medical loanwords

4. ਮੈਨੂੰ ਬੁਖ਼ਾਰ ਹੈ

   Mainūṃ bukhār hai

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Bukhār" is an Arabic-derived word meaning "vapor/fever". Widely used in South Asia

5. ਮੈਨੂੰ ਐਲਰਜੀ ਹੈ

   Mainūṃ elarajī hai

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "Elarajī" is borrowed from English "allergy"

6. ਮੈਨੂੰ ਪੱਟੀ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ

   Mainūṃ paṭṭī cāhīdī hai

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Paṭṭī" is the native Punjabi word for bandage/plaster

7. ਮੈਨੂੰ ਕੀੜੇ ਭਜਾਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਸਪਰੇਅ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ

   Mainūṃ kīṛe bhajāuṇ vālā sparēa cāhīdā hai

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Bhajāuṇ vālā" means "that which drives away", so the phrase is "insect-repelling spray". "Kīṛe-mār" (with "mār", kill) would be an insecticide, not a repellent

8. ਮੈਨੂੰ ਸਨਸਕ੍ਰੀਨ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ

   Mainūṃ sanaskarīn cāhīdī hai

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Sanaskarīn" is borrowed from English "sunscreen"

9. ਇਹ ਦਵਾਈ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਲੈਣੀ ਹੈ?

   Ih davāī kivēṃ laiṇī hai?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Kivēṃ" is the Punjabi adverb "how"

10. ਕੀ ਨੁਸਖ਼ਾ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਹੈ?

    Kī nuskhā zarūrī hai?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    "Nuskhā" means "prescription". "Zarūrī" is Arabic-derived, meaning "necessary"

11. ਨੁਸਖ਼ਾ

    Nuskhā

    Prescription

    Usage

    The doctor's written prescription; show it at the counter

12. ਦਵਾਈ ਦੀ ਦੁਕਾਨ

    Davāī dī dukān

    Pharmacy

    Usage

    Point to ask where a pharmacy is; signs often read "MEDICAL STORE" in English

13. ਥਰਮਾਮੀਟਰ

    Tharmāmīṭar

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Point to buy a thermometer

14. ਪੱਟੀ

    Paṭṭī

    Bandage

    Usage

    Ask for a bandage at a pharmacy; in everyday speech the word can also mean a strip or board

15. ਐਂਟੀਸੈਪਟਿਕ

    Aiṇṭīsaipṭik

    Antiseptic

    Usage

    Ask for wound disinfectant; brand names such as Dettol are also understood in India

16. ਮਾਸਕ

    Māsk

    Face mask

    Usage

    Point to buy a disposable face mask

17. ਸੈਨੇਟਰੀ ਪੈਡ

    Saineṭarī paiḍ

    Sanitary pad

    Usage

    Point instead of speaking; this is the term understood in Indian pharmacies

18. ਕੰਡੋਮ

    Kaṇḍom

    Condom

    Usage

    Point rather than say it out loud

19. ਅੱਖਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਬੂੰਦਾਂ

    Akkhāṃ dīāṃ būndāṃ

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Ask for eye drops; the English term also works

20. ਦਰਦ ਦੀ ਮੱਲ੍ਹਮ

    Dard dī mallham

    Pain relief ointment

    Usage

    Rub-on medicine for muscle or joint pain; ointments are far more common than patches in India

21. ਬੁਖ਼ਾਰ ਦੀ ਦਵਾਈ

    Bukhār dī davāī

    Fever medicine

    Usage

    Ask for something to bring a fever down; paracetamol is the usual product

22. ਮੈਨੂੰ ਕਬਜ਼ ਦੀ ਦਵਾਈ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ

    Mainūṃ kabaz dī davāī cāhīdī hai

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Ask for a laxative at a pharmacy; literally "I need medicine for constipation". “Julaab” also means a laxative, but naming the condition is easier to get across

    Grammar Note

    "mainūṃ dasat dī davāī cāhīdī hai" with "dasat" replaced by "kabaz" (constipation).

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