Pharmacy & Health

1. తలనొప్పి మందు ఉందా?

   Talanoppi mandu undā?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at a pharmacy in Andhra Pradesh / Telangana

   Grammar Note

   Telugu is Dravidian. "Talanoppi" = "head" (tala) + "pain" (noppi) compound

2. నాకు కడుపు మందు కావాలి

   Nāku kaḍupu mandu kāvāli

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Nāku kāvāli" is a dative construction meaning "I need". Common in South Indian languages

3. నాకు విరేచనాలకు మందు కావాలి

   Nāku virēcanālaku mandu kāvāli

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Virēcanālu" is the Telugu word for diarrhea, of Sanskrit origin

4. నాకు జ్వరం వచ్చింది

   Nāku jvaram vaccindi

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Jvaram" is a Sanskrit-derived word for fever

5. నాకు అలర్జీ ఉంది

   Nāku alarjī undi

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "Alarjī" is borrowed from English "allergy"

6. నాకు బ్యాండేజ్ కావాలి

   Nāku byāṇḍēj kāvāli

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Byāṇḍēj" is borrowed from English "bandage"

7. నాకు పురుగుల నివారణ స్ప్రే కావాలి

   Nāku purugula nivāraṇa sprē kāvāli

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Nivāraṇa" is a Sanskrit-derived word meaning "prevention/warding off"

8. నాకు సన్‌స్క్రీన్ కావాలి

   Nāku sanskrīn kāvāli

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Sanaskarīn" is borrowed from English "sunscreen"

9. ఈ మందు ఎలా వాడాలి?

   Ī mandu elā vāḍāli?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Elā" is the Telugu adverb "how"

10. ప్రిస్క్రిప్షన్ అవసరమా?

    Priskripṣan avasaramā?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    "Avasaram" is a Sanskrit-derived word meaning "necessary"

11. మందుల చీటీ

    mandula cīṭī

    Prescription

    Usage

    The doctor's prescription slip itself, literally "medicine chit" — this is the everyday spoken form

12. మెడికల్ షాప్

    meḍikal ṣāp

    Pharmacy

    Usage

    Use it when asking the way to a chemist; shop boards read "MEDICALS" in English, and the literary auṣadhaśāla appears only in writing

13. థర్మామీటర్

    tharmāmīṭar

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Shown when buying a thermometer; the literary uṣṇōgrata māpakaṃ is never used over the counter

14. బ్యాండేజ్

    byāṇḍēj

    Bandage

    Usage

    Shown when buying a bandage; the native kaṭṭu also means "a knot / to tie", so this English-derived word is the unambiguous choice

15. యాంటీసెప్టిక్ లోషన్

    yāṇṭīsepṭik lōṣan

    Antiseptic lotion

    Usage

    Shown when buying antiseptic for a wound; over the counter the brand name Dettol often works just as well

16. మాస్క్

    māsk

    Face mask

    Usage

    For buying a face mask at a pharmacy; notices sometimes write mukha kavacaṃ, but this is the spoken word

17. శానిటరీ ప్యాడ్

    śāniṭarī pyāḍ

    Sanitary pad

    Usage

    Shown at a pharmacy or general store; this English-derived wording is the counter standard

18. కండోమ్

    kaṇḍōm

    Condom

    Usage

    Shown when buying at a pharmacy; the government brand name Nirodh is also used generically

19. కంటి చుక్కల మందు

    kaṇṭi cukkala mandu

    Eye drops

    Usage

    For buying eye drops after dust or dryness irritates your eyes; the English "eye drops" also works

20. నొప్పి నివారణ బామ్

    noppi nivāraṇa bām

    Pain relief balm

    Usage

    Stick-on compresses are barely sold in India; a rub-on balm (Amrutanjan, Zandu) is the standard, and this is how you ask for it

21. జ్వరం మాత్ర

    jvaraṃ mātra

    Fever tablet

    Usage

    How to ask for an antipyretic, literally "fever tablet" — this gets you paracetamol

22. నాకు మలబద్ధకానికి మందు కావాలి

    Nāku malabaddhakāniki mandu kāvāli

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Ask for constipation medicine at a pharmacy

    Grammar Note

    The same "symptom + dative + mandu kāvāli" frame as "nāku virēcanālaku mandu kāvāli"; the dative ending attaches to the stem of "malabaddhakaṃ" as "-kāniki"

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