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Feeling unwell while travelling can be stressful, especially in a foreign language. This lesson gives you the vocabulary and phrases you need to visit a French pharmacy (easily identified by the green cross sign), describe your symptoms, and see a doctor if necessary.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| la pharmacie | the pharmacy |
| le/la pharmacien(ne) | the pharmacist |
| le médecin | the doctor |
| le cabinet médical | the doctor's surgery |
| l'hôpital (m) | the hospital |
| les urgences (f pl) | the A&E / emergency room |
| l'ordonnance (f) | the prescription |
| le médicament | the medicine / medication |
| le comprimé | the tablet / pill |
| le sirop | the syrup |
| la crème / la pommade | the cream / ointment |
| le pansement | the bandage / plaster |
| le sparadrap | the sticking plaster / adhesive bandage |
| le thermomètre | the thermometer |
| la douleur | the pain |
| la fièvre | the fever |
| le rhume | the cold |
| la grippe | the flu |
| la toux | the cough |
| le mal de tête | the headache |
| le mal de ventre | the stomach ache |
| le mal de gorge | the sore throat |
| la nausée | the nausea |
| l'allergie (f) | the allergy |
| une piqûre d'insecte | an insect bite/sting |
| un coup de soleil | sunburn |
| la diarrhée | diarrhoea |
| le vertige | dizziness |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| J'ai mal à la tête. | I have a headache. / My head hurts. |
| J'ai mal au ventre. | I have a stomach ache. |
| J'ai mal à la gorge. | I have a sore throat. |
| J'ai mal au dos. | My back hurts. |
| J'ai mal aux dents. | I have toothache. |
| J'ai de la fièvre. | I have a fever. |
| Je tousse beaucoup. | I am coughing a lot. |
| J'ai le nez qui coule. | My nose is running. |
| J'ai des nausées. | I feel nauseous. |
| J'ai vomi. | I vomited. |
| Je me sens fatigué(e). | I feel tired. |
| J'ai des vertiges. | I feel dizzy. |
| J'ai été piqué(e) par un insecte. | I was stung/bitten by an insect. |
| J'ai un coup de soleil. | I have sunburn. |
| Je suis allergique à la pénicilline. | I am allergic to penicillin. |
| Je prends un médicament pour la tension. | I take medication for blood pressure. |
Grammar note: The expression avoir mal à uses the definite article with the body part: J'ai mal à la tête, J'ai mal au ventre (au = à + le), J'ai mal aux dents (aux = à + les).
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