Polish · Apteka / e-recepta
You ask for something for a headache: what to say in Polish
You ask for something for a headache.
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How it's done. Bez recepty means without prescription, na receptę only with a prescription; ask Co poleca pan/pani na ból głowy? 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
Dzień dobry, czy macie coś na ból głowy?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, chih MAH-tsyeh tsosy nuh bool GWOH-vih?
Good day, do you have something for a headache?
Or say:Dzień dobry, boli mnie głowa. Co możecie polecić?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, BOH-lee mnyeh GWOH-vuh. Tsoh moh-ZHEH-tsyeh poh-LEH-tseetsy?
THEY SAY
Czy ma pan alergie albo bierze inne leki?Chih mah pahn uh-LEHR-gyeh AHL-boh BYEH-zheh EEN-neh LEH-kee?
Do you have allergies or take other medicines?
They might also say:
Czy jest pan na coś uczulony? Czy bierze pan inne leki?
Chih yehst pahn nuh tsosy oo-choo-LOH-nih? Chih BYEH-zheh pahn EEN-neh LEH-kee?
Are you allergic to anything? Do you take other medicines?
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YOU REPLY
Nie, nie mam alergii.
Nyeh, nyeh mahm uh-lehr-GEE-ee.
No, I have no allergies.
THEY SAY
To polecam te tabletki. Są bez recepty.Toh poh-LEH-tsuhm teh tuh-BLET-kee. Som bes reh-TSEP-tih.
Then I recommend these tablets. They are over the counter.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję. Jak często mogę je brać?
Dzyayn-KOO-eh. Yahk CHAYNS-toh MOH-geh yeh brahtsy?
Thank you. How often may I take them?
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Polish for life in Poland”: 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
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
macie
MAH-tsyeh
verb
you (plural) have
ból
bool
noun
pain
głowy
GWOH-vih
noun
head (genitive)
ma
mah
verb
has
25 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Proszę powtórzyć.
PROH-sheh pof-TOO-zhitsy.
Please repeat that.
Proszę mówić wolniej.
PROH-sheh MOO-veetsy VOL-nyay.
Please speak more slowly.
Co to znaczy?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-chih?
What does this mean?
Similar situations
The pharmacist explains how to take the medicineApteka / e-recepta · A2 in the app
→You ask whether the medicines can be combinedApteka / e-recepta · A2 in the app
→In the evening you look for an on-duty pharmacyApteka / e-recepta · A2 in the app
→You ask for advice about a coldApteka / e-recepta · A2 in the app
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