Spanish · Farmacia / receta
You ask the pharmacy for something for a sore throat: what to say in Spanish
You ask the pharmacy for something for a sore throat.
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How it's done. At the pharmacy (farmacia) many medicines are available without a prescription; the pharmacist (farmacéutico) asks what hurts and advises; do not hesitate to say what you need.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
Buenas tardes, ¿tiene algo para el dolor de garganta?
Boo-EH-nuhs TAHR-des, TYEH-neh AHL-goh PAH-ruh el doh-LOR deh guhr-GAHN-tuh?
Good afternoon, do you have something for a sore throat?
THEY SAY
Sí, estas pastillas. Una cada cuatro horas.See, ES-tuhs puhs-TEE-ahs. OO-nuh KAH-duh koo-AH-troh OH-ruhs.
Yes, these lozenges. One every four hours.
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YOU REPLY
¿Hay que tomarlas con agua?
Igh keh toh-MAHR-luhs kohn AH-goo-uh?
Do you have to take them with water?
THEY SAY
No, se chupan despacio.Noh, seh CHOO-pahn des-PAH-syoh.
No, you suck them slowly.
They might also say:
No hace falta, se disuelven en la boca.
Noh AH-seh FAHL-tuh, seh dee-soo-EL-bayn en lah BOH-kuh.
No need, they dissolve in the mouth.
3
YOU REPLY
Gracias. ¿Cuánto es?
GRAH-syuhs. Koo-AHN-toh es?
Thanks. How much is it?
THEY SAY
Son cuatro euros con cincuenta.Sohn koo-AH-troh EH-oo-ros kohn seen-koo-AYN-tuh.
That's four euros fifty.
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YOU FINISH
Aquí tiene. Hasta luego.
Uh-KEE TYEH-neh. AHS-tuh loo-EH-goh.
Here you are. See you later.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Spanish for life in Spain”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
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Words worth knowing
Buenas
Boo-EH-nuhs
adjective
good (feminine plural)
tardes
TAHR-des
noun
afternoons, evenings
dolor
doh-LOR
noun
pain
garganta
guhr-GAHN-tuh
noun
throat
Sí
See
adverb
yes
pastillas
puhs-TEE-ahs
noun
pills
26 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh uh-BLAHR mahs des-PAH-syoh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
What does this mean?
Similar situations
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