Spanish · Farmacia / receta
You look for an on-duty pharmacy at night: what to say in Spanish
You look for a duty pharmacy at night.
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How it's done. At night and at weekends a farmacia de guardia is open; its address is on the door of every pharmacy or on the city's pharmacists' website.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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YOU START
Perdone, ¿hay alguna farmacia de guardia cerca?
Pehr-DOH-neh, igh uhl-GOO-nuh fuhr-MAH-syuh deh goo-AHR-dyuh SEHR-kuh?
Excuse me, is there a duty pharmacy nearby?
THEY SAY
Sí, hay una en la calle Mayor, a diez minutos andando.See, igh OO-nuh en lah KAH-eh Migh-OR, uh dyehs mee-NOO-tos ahn-DAHN-doh.
Yes, there is one on Calle Mayor, ten minutes' walk.
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YOU REPLY
¿Está abierta toda la noche?
Es-TAH uh-BYEHR-tuh TOH-duh lah NOH-cheh?
Is it open all night?
THEY SAY
Sí, hasta las nueve de la mañana.See, AHS-tuh lahs noo-EH-beh deh lah muh-NYAH-nuh.
Yes, until nine in the morning.
They might also say:
Sí, cierra a las nueve de la mañana.
See, SYEHR-ruh uh lahs noo-EH-beh deh lah muh-NYAH-nuh.
Yes, it closes at nine in the morning.
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YOU FINISH
Muchas gracias.
MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs.
Thank you very much.
THEY SAY
De nada. Que se mejore.Deh NAH-duh. Keh seh meh-KHOH-reh.
You're welcome. Get well soon.
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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Perdone
Pehr-DOH-neh
verb
excuse me, sorry
farmacia
fuhr-MAH-syuh
noun
pharmacy
guardia
goo-AHR-dyuh
noun
duty
cerca
SEHR-kuh
adverb
near, close
Sí
See
adverb
yes
hay
igh
verb
there is, there are
24 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?
¿Puede escribírmelo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh es-kree-BEER-meh-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you write it down for me, please?
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