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🇪🇸 Spanish Level A1

At the pharmacy in Spanish

You're in a Spanish pharmacy. Listen to the pharmacist (Elena), then choose how to reply — tap an answer to hear its pronunciation and see its translation, then confirm. What you pick changes what she says. Open “Vocabulary” for the words (or “Explore the scene”) and tap “🗣️ On the street” for the real language.

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At the pharmacy — Spanish

What you'll learn here

Key words

las pastillas las pas-TI-llas
the pills
“La pastilla / el comprimido” = a pill. “Dos veces al día” = twice a day; “después de las comidas” = after meals.
la tirita la ti-RI-ta
the plaster (band-aid)
Simple items (plasters, gauze, disinfectant) are always over the counter. “La tirita” is a brand that became the common word.
el termómetro el ter-MÓ-me-tro
the thermometer
Fever in Celsius: 37°C normal, from 38°C it's a fever. “Tengo fiebre” = I have a fever.
la receta la re-CE-ta
the prescription
Some medicines need a “receta médica”. Many common ones (mild painkillers) are over the counter. Antibiotics always need a prescription.
la cruz verde la cruz VER-de
the green cross
The lit green cross = a pharmacy. The “farmacia de guardia” is open at night/Sundays, by rotation — posted on the door or online.

How locals really say it

Not the textbook version — the real language you hear in Spanish.

“¡Buenas! Dime, ¿qué te pasa?” — Hi! Tell me, what's wrong?
“¿Qué molestia tienes?” — What's bothering you?
“¿Desde cuándo?” — Since when?
“Para la cabeza, toma estas. Sin receta, ¿eh?” — For your head, take these. No prescription, okay?

Dialogue (excerpt)

A taste of the conversation — play the rest in the app.

Elena
¡Buenos días! ¿En qué puedo ayudarle?
Good morning! How can I help you?
Elena
Dígame, ¿qué le ocurre?
Tell me, what's the matter?
You
Me duele la cabeza.
I have a headache.
Elena
¿Desde cuándo lo tiene?
How long have you had it?
You
Desde esta mañana.
Since this morning.
Elena
Para el dolor de cabeza le recomiendo estas pastillas. Son sin receta.
For the headache I recommend these pills. They're over the counter.

…continues in the app →

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