German · Apotheke
You ask for something for a headache: what to say in German
You ask for something for a headache.
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How it's done. rezeptfrei means without prescription, rezeptpflichtig only with a prescription; ask Haben Sie etwas gegen Kopfschmerzen? The pharmacist will advise and warn about side effects.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
Guten Tag, haben Sie etwas gegen Kopfschmerzen?
GOO-tayn tahk, KHAH-bayn zee EH-tvuhs GEH-gayn KOPFSH-mehr-tsayn?
Good day, do you have something for headaches?
Or say:Guten Tag, ich habe Kopfschmerzen. Was können Sie empfehlen?
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh KHAH-beh KOPFSH-mehr-tsayn. Vahs KYOH-nayn zee emp-FEH-layn?
THEY SAY
Haben Sie Allergien oder nehmen Sie andere Medikamente?KHAH-bayn zee uh-lehr-GEE-ayn OH-duh NEH-mayn zee AHN-deh-reh meh-dee-kuh-MAYN-teh?
Do you have allergies or do you take other medicines?
They might also say:
Vertragen Sie Schmerztabletten? Nehmen Sie sonst etwas ein?
Fehr-TRAH-gayn zee SHMEHRTS-tuh-bleh-tayn? NEH-mayn zee zohnst EH-tvuhs ighn?
Do you tolerate painkillers? Do you take anything else?
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YOU REPLY
Nein, ich habe keine Allergien.
Nighn, eekh KHAH-beh KIGH-neh uh-lehr-GEE-ayn.
No, I have no allergies.
THEY SAY
Dann empfehle ich Ihnen diese Tabletten. Sie sind rezeptfrei.Dahn emp-FEH-leh eekh EE-nayn DEE-zeh tuh-BLEH-tayn. Zee zeent reh-TSEPT-frigh.
Then I recommend these tablets. They are over the counter.
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YOU FINISH
Vielen Dank. Wie oft darf ich sie nehmen?
FEE-layn dahnk. Vee oft dahrf eekh zee NEH-mayn?
Thank you very much. How often may I take them?
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “German for life in Germany”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Tag
tahk
noun
day
haben
KHAH-bayn
verb
to have
Kopfschmerzen
KOPFSH-mehr-tsayn
noun
headache
Allergien
uh-lehr-GEE-ayn
noun
allergies
nehmen
NEH-mayn
verb
to take
22 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Können Sie das bitte wiederholen?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh vee-dehr-KHOH-layn?
Can you repeat that, please?
Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen?
KYOH-nayn zee BEE-teh LAHNG-zuh-muh SHPREH-khayn?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Was bedeutet das?
Vahs beh-DOY-tet dahs?
What does this mean?
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