Pharmacy & Health

1. Бас ауруына дәрі бар ма?

   Bas auruyna däri bar ma?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at a pharmacy in Kazakhstan

   Grammar Note

   "Bar ma?" is the Kazakh question "is there?". "Bar" means existence

2. Маған асқазан дәрісі керек

   Mağan asqazan därisi kerek

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Mağan kerek" means "I need". This pattern is common across Turkic languages

3. Маған іш өту дәрісі керек

   Mağan iş ötu därisi kerek

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Iş ötu" literally means "passing of the stomach/inside" — the Kazakh term for diarrhea

4. Менің қызуым бар

   Meniñ qyzuym bar

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Menıñ...bar" is the possessive construction. "Qızu" is also the adjective "hot"

5. Менің аллергиям бар

   Meniñ allergiyam bar

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "Allergiya" is borrowed from Russian. Russian medical terms are commonly used in Kazakhstan

6. Маған жара жапсырмасы керек

   Mağan jara japsyrmasy kerek

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Japsırma" means "something to stick/apply". Derived from "japsıru" (to stick/apply)

7. Маған жәндіктен қорғайтын спрей керек

   Mağan jändikten qorğaytyn sprey kerek

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Qorgaytın" is a participial adjective meaning "protecting". "-tın" forms present participles

8. Маған күннен қорғайтын крем керек

   Mağan künnen qorğaytyn krem kerek

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Künnen qorğaytyn krem" = "cream that protects from the sun". "-nen" is the ablative suffix

9. Бұл дәріні қалай ішу керек?

   Bul därini qalay işu kerek?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Qalay işu kerek?" = "how is it necessary to drink/take?". Infinitive + kerek expresses obligation

10. Рецепт қажет пе?

    Retsept qajet pe?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    "Retsept" is from Russian. "Qajet pe?" is a polite question meaning "is it necessary?"

11. Рецепт

    Ret-sept

    Prescription

    Usage

    Show or ask for a prescription; the word is the same in Kazakh and Russian

12. Дәріхана

    Dä-ri-kha-na

    Pharmacy

    Usage

    The Kazakh word for pharmacy; shopfronts usually show both "DÄRIKHANA" and Russian "APTEKA"

13. Термометр

    Ter-mo-metr

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Ask for a thermometer at a pharmacy; the Kazakh coinage "qyzuölshegish" is rarely used

14. Таңғыш

    Tañ-ğysh

    Bandage

    Usage

    Ask for a bandage; Russian "bint"

15. Антисептик

    An-ti-sep-tik

    Antiseptic

    Usage

    Ask for wound disinfectant; the Kazakh term is "zararsyzdandyrğysh" but this word is understood at the counter

16. Медициналық бетперде

    Me-di-ci-na-lyq bet-per-de

    Face mask

    Usage

    "Betperde" is the Kazakh word for a mask; Russian says "maska"

17. Гигиеналық төсеніш

    Gi-gi-e-na-lyq tö-se-nish

    Sanitary pad

    Usage

    Ask for sanitary pads; shelf labels usually read Russian "prokladki"

18. Презерватив

    Pre-zer-va-tiv

    Condom

    Usage

    Used at pharmacies and shops; Kazakh has no separate native word for it

19. Көз тамшысы

    Köz tam-shy-sy

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Literally "drops for the eye"; ask for eye drops with this

20. Емдік пластырь

    Em-dik plas-tyr

    Medicated patch

    Usage

    Japanese-style poultices are uncommon here; pharmacists often offer a pain gel ("auyrsynuğa qarsy gel") instead

21. Қызу түсіретін дәрі

    Qy-zu tü-si-re-tin dä-ri

    Fever reducer

    Usage

    Literally "medicine that brings the fever down"

22. Маған іш жүргізетін дәрі керек

    Mağan iş jürgizetin däri kerek

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Ask for a laxative at the pharmacy

    Grammar Note

    "Iş jürgizetin däri" is literally "medicine that moves the belly", the term for a laxative. It is used in the "Mağan ... kerek" frame, as in "Маған іш өту дәрісі керек"

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