Going to the Pharmacy

The following list of words and phrases will come in handy when you pay a visit to a pharmacy.

PHARMACY VOCABULARY

pharmacy

die Apotheke

dee ah poe TAY keh

pharmacist

der Apotheker/die Apothekerin

dare ah poe TAY kuh/

dee ah poe TAY kuh rin

antibiotics

das Antibiotikum

duss ahn tee bee OH tee koom

antiseptic

das Antiseptikum

duss ahn tee ZEP tee koom

aspirin

das Aspirin

duss ah spee REEN

cough drop

das Hustenbonbon

duss HOOS ten bawn bawn

cough syrup

der Hustensaft

dare HOOS ten zuft

laxative

das Abführmittel

duss AHP fuer mit tell

medicine

das Medikament

duss made ee kah MENT

pill

die Pille

dee PILL eh

prescription

das Rezept

duss ray TSEPT

remedy

das Heilmittel

duss HILE mit tell

tablet (of

medicine)

die Tablette

dee tah BLETT eh

mild

mild/leicht

millt/lycht

strong

stark

shtahrk

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