Pharmacy & Health

1. Ar turite vaistų nuo galvos skausmo?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at a pharmacy in Lithuania

   Grammar Note

   Lithuanian is Baltic, one of the most archaic Indo-European languages. "Ar" is the question marker

2. Man reikia vaistų skrandžiui

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Man reikia" is a dative construction ("it is needed to me"). Lithuanian has 7 cases

3. Man reikia vaistų nuo viduriavimo

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Viduriavimo" is the genitive of "viduriavimas" (diarrhea). "Nuo" (from/against) governs genitive

4. Turiu karščiavimą

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Karščiavimą" is the accusative of "karščiavimas" (fever), derived from "karštis" (heat)

5. Turiu alergiją

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "Alergiją" is the accusative of "alergija" (allergy). "Turiu" is 1st person singular of "turėti" (to have)

6. Man reikia pleistro

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Pleistro" is the genitive of "pleistras" (plaster), borrowed from German "Pflaster"

7. Man reikia vabzdžių repelento

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Repelento" is the genitive of "repelentas" (repellent), a Latin-derived scientific term

8. Man reikia apsaugos nuo saulės kremo

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Apsaugos nuo saulės kremas" means "protection cream from the sun" = sunscreen

9. Kaip vartoti šiuos vaistus?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Kaip" is the Lithuanian adverb "how". "Vartoti" is the infinitive meaning "to take/use"

10. Ar reikia recepto?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    "Recepto" is the genitive of "receptas" (prescription), from Latin. "Reikia" takes a genitive object

11. Termometras

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Point at the pharmacy counter to name what you need

12. Tvarstis

    Bandage

    Usage

    A wrap-around bandage; an adhesive plaster is "pleistras"

13. Antiseptikas

    Antiseptic

    Usage

    Point when you need disinfectant for a wound

14. Medicininė kaukė

    Face mask

    Usage

    "Kaukė" alone can mean a costume mask, so "medicininė" is kept

15. Higieniniai paketai

    Sanitary pads

    Usage

    The wording used on pharmacy and supermarket shelves; tampons are "tamponai"

16. Prezervatyvai

    Condoms

    Usage

    So you can buy them by pointing instead of speaking

17. Akių lašai

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Point at the pharmacy to ask for eye drops

18. Skausmą malšinantis pleistras

    Pain-relief patch

    Usage

    A medicated patch for aching muscles, distinct from a plain "pleistras" plaster

19. Vaistai nuo karščiavimo

    Fever medicine

    Usage

    Point to ask for something that brings a fever down

20. Prašau vaistų nuo vidurių užkietėjimo

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Ask a pharmacy for medicine when constipated

    Grammar Note

    The same "vaistų nuo + genitive" frame as "Man reikia vaistų nuo viduriavimo" (I need anti-diarrhea medicine). "Prašyti" (to ask for) takes the thing asked for in the genitive. "Vaistų nuo vidurių užkietėjimo" is medicine against constipation, i.e. a laxative; laxatives are also called "laisvinamieji vaistai"

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