Pharmacy & Health

1. Aduna ba moy tambal sa sakit ulo?

   A-du-na ba moy tam-bal sa sa-kit u-lo?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at a pharmacy in Cebuano-speaking Philippines

   Grammar Note

   "Aduna ba...?" = "Is there?" in Cebuano, equivalent to Tagalog "Mayroon ba...?"

2. Kinahanglan nako og tambal sa tiyan

   Ki-na-hang-lan na-ko og tam-bal sa ti-yan

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Kinahanglan nako..." = "I need..." in Cebuano

3. Kinahanglan nako og tambal sa kalibanga

   Ki-na-hang-lan na-ko og tam-bal sa ka-li-ba-nga

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Kalibanga" = diarrhea in Cebuano. "Kinahanglan nako og tambal sa ..." is the frame for "I need medicine for ..."

4. Aduna akoy hilanat

   A-du-na a-koy hi-la-nat

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Hilanat" = fever in Cebuano, corresponding to Tagalog "lagnat"

5. Aduna akoy allergy

   A-du-na a-koy al-ler-gy

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "Allergy" borrowed from English, widely used in Cebuano as in Tagalog

6. Kinahanglan nako og band-aid

   Ki-na-hang-lan na-ko og band-aid

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Band-Aid" is used as a generic term in Cebuano, same as in Tagalog

7. Kinahanglan nako og insect repellent

   Ki-na-hang-lan na-ko og in-sect re-pel-lent

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   English terms work well at Philippine pharmacies regardless of the local language

8. Kinahanglan nako og sunscreen

   Ki-na-hang-lan na-ko og sun-screen

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Sunscreen" used directly from English. "Tambal sa init sa adlaw" is the Cebuano equivalent

9. Unsaon paginom niini nga tambal?

   Un-sa-on pag-i-nom ni-i-ni nga tam-bal?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Paginom" is the nominalized form of "inom" (drink). Cebuano forms nouns from verb roots with prefixes

10. Kinahanglan ba og reseta?

    Ki-na-hang-lan ba og re-se-ta?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    Like Tagalog, "reseta" comes from Spanish "receta" (prescription)

11. Reseta

    Prescription

    Usage

    Point at this at a pharmacy to ask about a prescription

12. Botika

    Pharmacy

    Usage

    Show this when asking someone where a pharmacy is

13. Termometro

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Point at what you want to buy at a pharmacy

14. Bendahe

    Bandage

    Usage

    Point at what you want to buy at a pharmacy

15. Alkohol nga pangdisimpekta

    Rubbing alcohol / disinfectant

    Usage

    The word pangdisimpekta keeps it distinct from alcohol you drink

16. Face mask

    Usage

    Point at what you want at a pharmacy or convenience store

17. Sanitary napkin

    Sanitary pad

    Usage

    In the Philippines "napkin" means a sanitary pad; "sanitary" is kept to avoid confusion with a table napkin

18. Condom

    Usage

    Point at what you want at a pharmacy or convenience store

19. Tambal sa mata

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Point at what you want to buy at a pharmacy

20. Salonpas

    Pain relief patch

    Usage

    In the Philippines the brand name Salonpas is used for pain patches in general

21. Tambal sa hilanat

    Fever medicine

    Usage

    Ask for something for fever; you will be handed paracetamol, often branded Biogesic

22. Kinahanglan nako og tambal sa konstipasyon

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Ask at a pharmacy for medicine for constipation

    Grammar Note

    "Kinahanglan nako og tambal sa ..." is the frame for "I need medicine for ..."; konstipasyon, a loanword, means constipation

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