German · Apotheke
Your child has a temperature and you ask the pharmacy for something to bring it down: what to say in German
Your child has a temperature and you ask the pharmacy for a fever reducer.
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How it's done. A child's dose depends on weight: the pharmacist will write it on a slip; use the measuring cup from the packet; if the fever lasts more than two days, see the paediatrician.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. Mein Kind hat Fieber. Haben Sie etwas für Kinder?
GOO-tayn tahk. Mighn keent khaht FEE-buh. KHAH-bayn zee EH-tvuhs fyoor KEEN-duh?
Good day. My child has a temperature. Do you have something for children?
Or say:Guten Tag, ich brauche ein Fiebermittel für mein Kind.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh BROW-kheh ighn FEE-behr-mee-tel fyoor mighn keent.
THEY SAY
Wie alt ist Ihr Kind, und wie viel wiegt es?Vee ahlt eest eer keent, oont vee feel veekt es?
How old is your child, and how much does it weigh?
They might also say:
Wie alt ist das Kind? Und wie schwer?
Vee ahlt eest dahs keent? Oont vee shvehr?
How old is the child? And how heavy?
2
YOU REPLY
Es ist vier Jahre alt und wiegt etwa sechzehn Kilo.
Es eest feer YAH-reh ahlt oont veekt EH-tvuh ZEKH-tsayn KEE-loh.
It is four years old and weighs about sixteen kilos.
THEY SAY
Dann empfehle ich diesen Fiebersaft. Sie geben ihn mit dem Messbecher, alle sechs bis acht Stunden.Dahn emp-FEH-leh eekh DEE-zayn FEE-behr-zuhft. Zee GEH-bayn een meet dem MES-beh-khuh, AH-leh zeks bees ahkht SHTOON-dayn.
Then I recommend this fever syrup. You give it with the measuring cup, every six to eight hours.
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YOU REPLY
Wie viel soll ich geben?
Vee feel zol eekh GEH-bayn?
How much should I give?
THEY SAY
Die genaue Menge schreibe ich Ihnen auf den Zettel. Wenn das Fieber nach zwei Tagen nicht sinkt, gehen Sie zum Kinderarzt.Dee geh-NOW-eh MAYN-geh SHRIGH-beh eekh EE-nayn owf dayn TSEH-tel. Vayn dahs FEE-buh nahkh tsvigh TAH-gayn neekht zeenkt, GEH-ayn zee tsoom KEEN-deh-ruhrtst.
I'll write the exact amount on the slip for you. If the fever hasn't gone down after two days, go to the paediatrician.
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YOU FINISH
Danke, das ist eine große Hilfe.
DAHN-keh, dahs eest IGH-neh GROH-seh KHEEL-feh.
Thank you, that is a great help.
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This dialogue is part of the course “German for life in Germany”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
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Words worth knowing
Guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Tag
tahk
noun
day
Kind
keent
noun
child
hat
khaht
verb
has
Fieber
FEE-buh
noun
fever
Haben
KHAH-bayn
verb
to have
56 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?
Können Sie das bitte aufschreiben?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh OWFSH-righ-bayn?
Can you write it down, please?
Was bedeutet das?
Vahs beh-DOY-tet dahs?
What does this mean?
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