Pharmacy & Health

1. ଆପଣଙ୍କ ପାଖରେ ମୁଣ୍ଡ ବ୍ୟଥାର ଔଷଧ ଅଛି କି?

   Āpaṇaṅka pākhare muṇḍa byathāra auṣadha acchi ki?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at a pharmacy in Odisha

   Grammar Note

   Odia (Oriya) is Indo-Aryan with its own rounded script. "Ki" is the question particle

2. ମୋତେ ପେଟ ରୋଗର ଔଷଧ ଦରକାର

   Moté peṭa rogara auṣadha darakāra

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Moté darakāra" is a dative construction meaning "I need". Common in South Asian languages

3. ମୋତେ ଝାଡ଼ା ରୋଗର ଔଷଧ ଦରକାର

   Moté jhāṛā rogara auṣadha darakāra

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Jhāṛā" is the native Odia word for diarrhea

4. ମୋର ଜ୍ୱର ଅଛି

   Mora jvara acchi

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Jvara" is a Sanskrit-derived word for fever, used across South Asia

5. ମୋର ଆଲର୍ଜି ଅଛି

   Mora ālarji acchi

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "Ālarji" is borrowed from English "allergy"

6. ମୋତେ ଡ୍ରେସିଂ ଦରକାର

   Moté ḍresingā darakāra

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Ḍresingā" is borrowed from English "dressing" (wound dressing)

7. ମୋତେ ପୋକ ତଡ଼ିବା ସ୍ପ୍ରେ ଦରକାର

   Moté poka taṛibā spre darakāra

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Poka taṛibā" means "to repel insects" in Odia

8. ମୋତେ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ସୁରକ୍ଷା କ୍ରିମ ଦରକାର

   Moté sūryya surakṣā krima darakāra

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Sūryya" is the Sanskrit-derived word for "sun". "Surakṣā" means "protection"

9. ଏହି ଔଷଧ କିପରି ଖାଇବି?

   Ehi auṣadha kipari khāibi?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Kipari" is the Odia adverb "how". Taking medicine is expressed as "eating" in Odia

10. ପ୍ରେସ୍କ୍ରିପ୍ସନ ଦରକାର କି?

    Preskripśana darakāra ki?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    "Preskripśana" is borrowed from English "prescription"

11. ଔଷଧ ଦୋକାନ

    auṣadha dokāna

    Pharmacy

    Usage

    Point at this when asking where a pharmacy is; signs often read "Medical Store" in English

12. ପ୍ରେସ୍କ୍ରିପ୍ସନ

    preskripśana

    Prescription

    Usage

    The word for the prescription slip itself; show it with the paper in hand

13. ଥର୍ମୋମିଟର

    tharmomiṭara

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Point at this to buy a thermometer at a pharmacy

14. ପଟି

    paṭi

    Bandage

    Usage

    A roll-on bandage; for a sticking plaster, English "band-aid" is understood

15. ଆଣ୍ଟିସେପ୍ଟିକ

    āṇṭisepṭika

    Antiseptic

    Usage

    Ask for wound disinfectant with this English loanword

16. ମାସ୍କ

    māska

    Face mask

    Usage

    For buying disposable face masks

17. ସାନିଟାରୀ ପ୍ୟାଡ

    sāniṭārī pyāḍa

    Sanitary pad

    Usage

    The wording understood in Indian pharmacies and shops; can be pointed at silently

18. କଣ୍ଡୋମ

    kaṇḍoma

    Condom

    Usage

    For a purchase that is hard to say out loud — point instead

19. ଆଖି ଡ୍ରପ

    ākhi ḍrapa

    Eye drops

    Usage

    For buying eye drops; ଆଖି means "eye"

20. ଜ୍ୱର ଔଷଧ

    jvara auṣadha

    Fever medicine

    Usage

    Literally "fever medicine"; in India paracetamol is what you will usually be given

21. ମୋତେ କୋଷ୍ଠକାଠିନ୍ୟର ଔଷଧ ଦରକାର

    Moté koṣṭhakāṭhinyara auṣadha darakāra

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Ask for a laxative at a pharmacy; literally "I need medicine for constipation"

    Grammar Note

    "Moté ... darakāra" is a dative construction meaning "I need ...". "Koṣṭhakāṭhinyara auṣadha" is "medicine for constipation", with the genitive -ra linking the nouns.

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