General Pharmacy Vocabulary-Spoken Arabic-Common Phrases for a Pharmacist

General Pharmacy Vocabulary

Pharmacy: صيدلية (saydaliyah)
Pharmacist: صيدلاني (saydalani) - male / صيدلانية (saydalaniyah) - female
Medicine: دواء (dawa') - plural: أدوية (adwiya)
Pill/Tablet: حبة (ḥabba) - plural: حبوب (ḥubūb)
Syrup: شراب (sharāb)
Injection: إبرة (ibra)
Ointment/Cream: مرهم (marham) / كريم (krīm)
Drops: قطرة (qaṭra)
Prescription: وصفة (waṣfa)
Dosage: جرعة (jurʿa)
Side effects: آثار جانبية (athār jānibiyya)
Allergy: حساسية (hassāsiyya)
Fever: حرارة (ḥarāra) / سخونة (sukhūna)
Pain: ألم (alam)
Sore throat: التهاب حلق (iltihāb ḥalq)
Headache: صداع (ṣudāʿ) / وجع راس (waja' rās)
Stomach ache: وجع بطن (waja' baṭn)
Cough: كحة (kuḥḥa)
Flu: فلونزا (flūnzā)
Wound: جرح (jarḥ)
Bandage: ضمادة (ḍimāda)

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Verbs for Instructions and Interactions

To take (medicine): ياخذ (yākhudh)
- Take this medicine: خذ الدوا (khudh ad-dawa)
To use/apply: يستخدم (yastakhdim)
- Use this cream: استخدم هالكريم (istakhdim hāl-krīm)
To swallow: يبلع (yabla')
- Swallow this pill: ابلع هالحبة (ibla' hāl-ḥabba)
To put: يحط (yaḥuṭṭ)
- Put two drops: حط قطرتين (ḥuṭṭ qaṭratayn)
To mix: يخلط (yakhlit)
- Mix it with water: اخلطه مع الماي (ikhliṭah ma' al-māy)
To feel: يحس (yaḥiss)
- Do you feel pain?: تحس بألم؟ (taḥiss bi-alam?)
To eat: ياكل (yākul)
- After eating: بعد الأكل (ba'd al-akl)
To drink: يشرب (yashrab)

Before drinking: قبل الشرب (qabl ash-shurb)

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Common Phrases for a Pharmacist

How can I help you? كيف أقدر أساعدك؟ (kīf agdar asā'idak?)
Do you have a prescription? عندك وصفة؟ (indak waṣfa?)
This is for a cough. هذا عشان الكحة. (hādhā 'ashān al-kuḥḥa)
Please wait a moment. لحظة من فضلك. (laḥẓa min faḍlak)
This medicine is for fever and pain. هذا الدوا للحرارة والألم. (hādhā ad-dawa lil-ḥarāra wal-alam)
Take two tablets twice a day. خذ حبتين مرتين في اليوم. (khudh ḥabbatayn marratayn fil-yōm)
Take this before food. خذ هذا قبل الأكل. (khudh hādhā qabl al-akl)
Do you have any allergies? عندك أي حساسية؟ (indak ayy ḥassāsiyya?)
Are you pregnant? أنتي حامل؟ (inti ḥāmil?)
Do you have any other symptoms? عندك أعراض ثانية؟ (indak a'rāḍ thāniya?)
Do not drive after taking this. لا تسوق بعد ما تاخذ هذا. (lā tsuq ba'd mā tākhudh hādhā)
Feel better! سلامتك! (salāmtak!)

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🩺 Pharmacy-Related Nouns (Arabic – English)

مريض (marīḍ) – Patient
حبوب (ḥubūb) – Tablets
كبسولات (kabsūlāt) – Capsules
شراب (sharāb) – Syrup
كريم (karīm) – Cream
مرهم (marham) – Ointment
قطرة (qaṭra) – Drops
بخاخ (bakhākh) – Spray
مضاد حيوي (muḍādd ḥayawī) – Antibiotic
مسكن (musakkin) – Painkiller
فيتامينات (fītamīnāt) – Vitamins
ضغط الدم (ḍaghṭ al-dam) – Blood pressure
سكر (sukkar) – Diabetes
حرارة (ḥarāra) – Fever
حساسية (ḥasāsiyya) – Allergy
موعد (mawʿid) – Appointment
تأمين (ta’mīn) – Insurance

🗣️ Common Verbs in Colloquial Use

خذ (khudh) – Take
اشرب (ishrab) – Drink
ضع (ḍaʿ) – Put/apply
افتح (iftaḥ) – Open
اغلق (ighliq) – Close
انتظر (intaẓir) – Wait
وقع هنا (waqqiʿ hunā) – Sign here
ادفع (idfaʿ) – Pay
تحتاج (taḥtāj) – You need
عندك وصفة؟ (ʿindak waṣfa?) – Do you have a prescription?
كم الجرعة؟ (kam al-jurʿa?) – What’s the dosage?
كم مرة؟ (kam marra?) – How many times?
قبل الأكل (qabl al-akl) – Before food
بعد الأكل (baʿd al-akl) – After food
كل يوم (kul yawm) – Every day
مرتين في اليوم (marratayn fī al-yawm) – Twice a day

🩺 Flashcard Set: Pharmacy Vocabulary – Spoken Arabic

🔹 Card 1

Arabic: صيدلية
English: Pharmacy
Pronunciation: ṣaydaliyya

🔹 Card 2

Arabic: صيدلي
English: Pharmacist
Pronunciation: ṣaydali

🔹 Card 3

Arabic: دواء
English: Medicine
Pronunciation: dawā’

🔹 Card 4

Arabic: وصفة
English: Prescription
Pronunciation: waṣfa

🔹 Card 5

Arabic: مريض
English: Patient
Pronunciation: marīḍ

🔹 Card 6

Arabic: حبوب
English: Tablets
Pronunciation: ḥubūb

🔹 Card 7

Arabic: كبسولات
English: Capsules
Pronunciation: kabsūlāt

🔹 Card 8

Arabic: شراب
English: Syrup
Pronunciation: sharāb

🔹 Card 9

Arabic: كريم
English: Cream
Pronunciation: karīm

🔹 Card 10

Arabic: مرهم
English: Ointment
Pronunciation: marham

🗣️ Flashcard Set: Common Verbs – Spoken Arabic

🔹 Card 11

Arabic: خذ
English: Take
Pronunciation: khudh

🔹 Card 12

Arabic: اشرب
English: Drink
Pronunciation: ishrab

🔹 Card 13

Arabic: ضع
English: Put / Apply
Pronunciation: ḍaʿ

🔹 Card 14

Arabic: افتح
English: Open
Pronunciation: iftaḥ

🔹 Card 15

Arabic: اغلق
English: Close
Pronunciation: ighliq

🔹 Card 16

Arabic: تحتاج
English: You need
Pronunciation: taḥtāj

🔹 Card 17

Arabic: كم الجرعة؟
English: What’s the dosage?
Pronunciation: kam al-jurʿa?

🔹 Card 18

Arabic: قبل الأكل
English: Before food
Pronunciation: qabl al-akl

🔹 Card 19

Arabic: بعد الأكل
English: After food
Pronunciation: baʿd al-akl

🔹 Card 20

Arabic: كل يوم
English: Every day
Pronunciation: kul yawm

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🗣️ Welcoming the Patient

أهلاً وسهلاً، كيف أقدر أساعدك؟
Ahlan wa sahlan, kaif aqdar asaʿdak?
“Welcome! How can I help you?”
تفضل، شو تحتاج؟
Tafaḍḍal, shū taḥtāj?
“Go ahead, what do you need?”

💊 Prescription & Medication

عندك وصفة طبية؟
ʿIndak waṣfa ṭibbiyya?
“Do you have a prescription?”
هذا الدواء كم مرة تستخدمه؟
Hādhā al-dawā’ kam marra tastaʿmiluh?
“How many times do you use this medicine?”
هذا مضاد حيوي، لازم تكمل الجرعة كاملة.
Hādhā muḍādd ḥayawī, lāzim tukammil al-jurʿa kāmila.
“This is an antibiotic—you must complete the full dose.”

🕒 Dosage & Timing

خذ حبة وحدة بعد الأكل.
Khudh ḥabba wāḥda baʿd al-akl.
“Take one tablet after food.”
مرتين في اليوم، صباح ومساء.
Marratayn fī al-yawm, ṣabāḥ wa masāʾ.
“Twice a day—morning and evening.”
لا تأخذ أكثر من الجرعة المحددة.
Lā taʾkhudh akthar min al-jurʿa al-muḥaddada.
“Don’t take more than the prescribed dose.”

🧾 Payment & Insurance

عندك تأمين صحي؟
ʿIndak taʾmīn ṣiḥḥī?
“Do you have health insurance?”
الدفع نقداً أو بطاقة؟
Al-dafʿ naqdan aw biṭāqa?
“Payment by cash or card?”
وقع هنا من فضلك.
Waqiʿ hunā min faḍlak.
“Sign here, please.”

✅ Closing the Interaction

شكراً، الله يشفيك إن شاء الله.
Shukran, Allāh yishfīk in shāʾ Allāh.
“Thank you, may God heal you.”
إذا تحتاج شي ثاني، أنا موجود.
Iḏā taḥtāj shay thānī, anā mawjūd.
“If you need anything else, I’m here.”

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🎧 Spoken Arabic Audio Practice Guide for Pharmacists

🗣️ Greeting & Introduction

Arabic: أهلاً وسهلاً، كيف أقدر أساعدك؟
English: Welcome! How can I help you?
Pronunciation: Ahlan wa sahlan, kaif aqdar asaʿdak

Arabic: تفضل، شو تحتاج؟
English: Go ahead, what do you need?
Pronunciation: Tafaḍḍal, shū taḥtāj

💊 Prescription & Medication

Arabic: عندك وصفة طبية؟
English: Do you have a prescription?
Pronunciation: ʿIndak waṣfa ṭibbiyya

Arabic: هذا الدواء كم مرة تستخدمه؟
English: How many times do you use this medicine?
Pronunciation: Hādhā al-dawā’ kam marra tastaʿmiluh

Arabic: هذا مضاد حيوي، لازم تكمل الجرعة كاملة.
English: This is an antibiotic—you must complete the full dose.
Pronunciation: Hādhā muḍādd ḥayawī, lāzim tukammil al-jurʿa kāmila

🕒 Dosage & Instructions

Arabic: خذ حبة وحدة بعد الأكل.
English: Take one tablet after food.
Pronunciation: Khudh ḥabba wāḥda baʿd al-akl

Arabic: مرتين في اليوم، صباح ومساء.
English: Twice a day—morning and evening.
Pronunciation: Marratayn fī al-yawm, ṣabāḥ wa masāʾ

Arabic: لا تأخذ أكثر من الجرعة المحددة.
English: Don’t take more than the prescribed dose.
Pronunciation: Lā taʾkhudh akthar min al-jurʿa al-muḥaddada

💳 Payment & Insurance

Arabic: عندك تأمين صحي؟
English: Do you have health insurance?
Pronunciation: ʿIndak taʾmīn ṣiḥḥī

Arabic: الدفع نقداً أو بطاقة؟
English: Payment by cash or card?
Pronunciation: Al-dafʿ naqdan aw biṭāqa

Arabic: وقع هنا من فضلك.
English: Sign here, please.
Pronunciation: Waqiʿ hunā min faḍlak

✅ Closing the Interaction

Arabic: شكراً، الله يشفيك إن شاء الله.
English: Thank you, may God heal you.
Pronunciation: Shukran, Allāh yishfīk in shāʾ Allāh

Arabic: إذا تحتاج شي ثاني، أنا موجود.
English: If you need anything else, I’m here.
Pronunciation: Iḏā taḥtāj shay thānī, anā mawjūd