Pharmacy English: Essential Vocabulary & Dialogues

Medical & Everyday Vocabulary

English to Spanish Terms

• Tablet: Comprimido
• Stomach ache: Dolor de estómago
• It's twenty past one: Son la 1:20
• Neck: Cuello
• Low cholesterol: Colesterol bajo
• Iron: Hierro
• Elbow: Codo
• Lotion: Loción
• Shoulder: Hombro
• Cream: Crema
• Onion: Cebolla

Spanish to English Terms

• Mano: Hand
• Oreja: Ear
• Nariz: Nose
• Espalda: Back
• Carne: Meat
• Pescado: Fish
• Vegetales: Vegetables
• Productos lácteos: Dairy products

Pharmacy Dialogues

Dialogue 1: Spanish Interaction

• Pharmacist: Buenos días, ¿puedo ayudarle?
• Patient: Sí, esto me duele.
• Pharmacist: ¿Le duele la garganta?
• Patient: Sí, me duele la garganta.

Dialogue 2: English Pharmacy Visit

• Pharmacist: Hello, Ochoa Pharmacy. May I help you?
• Patient: I'm not feeling well. I feel dizzy and I have a bad headache.
• Pharmacist: Oh, I have the perfect medicine for you.
• Patient: When can my husband pick it up?
• Pharmacist: Is this afternoon okay for him?
• Patient: Yes, that's perfect.
• Pharmacist: What's your name?
• Patient: May Peterson.
• Pharmacist: Can you spell Peterson? And what's your telephone number?
• Patient: Okay, bye.

Dialogue 3: English Health Consultation

• Pharmacist: Good morning. May I help you?
• Patient: Yes, please. I feel very tired and I usually feel dizzy.
• Pharmacist: Do you have low blood pressure?
• Patient: No, I don't.
• Pharmacist: Do you eat healthy food?
• Patient: I don't eat much because I'm not hungry.
• Pharmacist: It's possible that you have anemia. You need iron. Eat meat and vegetables and this vitamin supplement.
• Patient: Okay. How much is it?
• Pharmacist: That's 2.50, please.
• Patient: Here you are.
• Patient: Thank you.
• Pharmacist: Here's your change. Have a nice day and get better.
• Patient: Thanks, bye.

English Grammar Practice

Present Simple & 'Have Got'

• The pharmacists aren't in the laboratory.
• Where are they from?
• Is she pregnant?
• They take two teaspoons of medicine every 8 hours.
• Do you sell pills?
• Yes, we do.
• She prefers capsules to tablets.
• Does this lotion cost the same as the other one?
• No, it doesn't.
• Doctors recommend a healthy diet.
• I have got a terrible stomach ache.
• She has got low blood glucose.
• Has David got high cholesterol?
• Yes, he has.

Present Continuous Tense

• John and Susan are talking on the phone.
• My boss is working at the pharmacy now.
• The patients are listening to the pharmacist's advice.
• Are you taking any medicine for your insomnia?
• No, I am not. I'm not reading its prospectus because I already know how it works.
• Are we opening the pharmacy on Sundays?
• Yes, we are.
• We are eating pizza, though it's not very healthy.

Past Simple Tense

• The pharmacist didn't close the door after him.
• The people waited until 4.
• The injection was painful.
• Did your mother accompany you to the pharmacy?
• The doctor told me to stop smoking.
• I asked the pharmacist for a medicine.
• My baby stopped coughing as soon as he took the medicine the doctor ordered for us at the pharmacy.

Future Simple Tense

• I will tell everyone I'm pregnant tomorrow.
• Joseph and Cristina will have a baby next month.
• Will they call the baby Mark?
• Yes, they will.
• He will pick up the medicine for Martha in the evening.
• We won't arrive at the hospital until 7.
• My sister and her husband will move to a new apartment in two months' time.
• Where will you live in London?
• We will stay at a friend's house for a week.