Pharmacy & Health

1. আপনার কাছে মাথাব্যথার ওষুধ আছে?

   Apnar kache matha-byathar oshudh ache?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at a pharmacy in Bangladesh or India

   Grammar Note

   "Ache?" = "Is there? / Do you have?" Bengali follows SOV word order

2. আমার পেটের ওষুধ দরকার

   Amar peter oshudh dorkar

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Dorkar" = necessary/need. "Amar...dorkar" = "I need..."

3. আমার পেট খারাপের ওষুধ দরকার

   Amar pet kharaper oshudh dorkar

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Pet kharap" = "bad stomach" — a common expression for diarrhea and stomach problems

4. আমার জ্বর আছে

   Amar jor ache

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Amar jor ache" = "I have fever". "Jor" comes from Sanskrit

5. আমার অ্যালার্জি আছে

   Amar allergy ache

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "Allergy" borrowed from English. "...te allergy ache" = "allergic to..." to specify

6. আমার ব্যান্ড-এইড দরকার

   Amar band-aid dorkar

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Band-Aid" (ব্যান্ড-এইড) is borrowed from English and means a sticking plaster; a roll bandage is "ব্যান্ডেজ"

7. আমার মশা তাড়ানোর ওষুধ দরকার

   Amar mosha taranor oshudh dorkar

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Mosha taranor oshudh" = medicine that drives away mosquitoes

8. আমার সানস্ক্রিন দরকার

   Amar sunscreen dorkar

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Sunscreen" used directly from English. "Rod theke surokhar cream" is the Bengali equivalent

9. এই ওষুধ কীভাবে খেতে হবে?

   Ei oshudh kibhabe khete hobe?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   Bengali uses "khawa" (eat) for taking medicine, similar to Hindi

10. কি প্রেসক্রিপশন দরকার?

    Ki prescription dorkar?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    "Prescription" borrowed from English. Many medicines in Bangladesh are available without a prescription

11. ফার্মেসি

    Farmesi

    Pharmacy

    Usage

    Used when looking for a pharmacy; signs read either Pharmacy in English or ওষুধের দোকান

12. থার্মোমিটার

    Tharmomitar

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Used when buying or borrowing a thermometer

13. ব্যান্ডেজ

    Byandej

    Bandage

    Usage

    Asks for a bandage; for a sticking plaster say ব্যান্ড-এইড

14. অ্যান্টিসেপটিক

    Antiseptik

    Antiseptic

    Usage

    Asks for wound antiseptic; the brand names স্যাভলন (Savlon) and ডেটল (Dettol) work too

15. মাস্ক

    Mask

    Face mask

    Usage

    Used when buying a face mask, widely sold given the air pollution in Dhaka

16. স্যানিটারি ন্যাপকিন

    Sanitari napkin

    Sanitary pad

    Usage

    Asks for sanitary pads; they are often kept out of sight and handed over wrapped in newspaper

17. কনডম

    Kondom

    Condom

    Usage

    Used at a pharmacy or shop; showing the word is enough

18. চোখের ড্রপ

    Chokher drop

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Asks for eye drops, useful for dust and dryness

19. ব্যথার মলম

    Byathar molom

    Pain relief ointment

    Usage

    Adhesive medicated patches are rarely sold in Bangladesh - an ointment is what a pharmacy will hand you

20. জ্বরের ওষুধ

    Jworer oshudh

    Fever medicine

    Usage

    Asks for something for fever - it will be paracetamol; in Bangladesh people ask for it by the brand নাপা (Napa)

21. কোষ্ঠকাঠিন্যের ওষুধ দিন

    Koshthokathinner oshudh din

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Ask for a laxative at a pharmacy

    Grammar Note

    "Din" is the polite imperative of "deoa" (to give) - the standard way to say "please give me". The ending -er on the noun makes "of constipation".

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