Pharmacy & Health

1. Na o na le moriana wa hlooho e opang?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Used at a pharmacy to ask whether they have headache medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Moriana wa ..." means medicine for ... Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

2. Ke hloka moriana wa mpa

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Used at a pharmacy when you need medicine for the stomach

   Grammar Note

   "Hloka" means to need.

3. Ke hloka moriana wa letshollo

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Used to ask for medicine against diarrhoea

   Grammar Note

   "Moriana wa letshollo" means medicine for diarrhoea.

4. Ke na le feberu

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist that you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Ke na le ..." means I have ... Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

5. Ke hloka ditlamisi

   I need bandages

   Usage

   Ask a pharmacy for bandages

   Grammar Note

   "Ditlamisi" is the plural of setlamisi (bandage).

6. Ke hloka setlolo sa tshireletso ya letsatsi

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask a pharmacy for sunscreen

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

7. Ke tshwanetse ho nwa moriana ona jwang?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Jwang" means how. Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

8. Na ke hloka taelo ya meriana?

   Do I need a prescription?

   Usage

   Check whether a prescription is needed

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

9. Moriana o tlosang bohloko

   Painkiller

   Usage

   Ask a pharmacy for painkillers, pointing at the sore spot

   Grammar Note

   Literally "medicine that removes pain"; tlosa means to remove. Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

10. Moriana wa ho kgohlela

    Cough medicine

    Usage

    Ask for cough medicine

    Grammar Note

    "Moriana wa ho kgohlela" means medicine for coughing.

11. Dikhondomo

    Condom

    Usage

    At a pharmacy or shop; showing the screen saves saying it aloud

    Grammar Note

    Plural of khondomo, a loan from English condom.

12. Diphete

    Sanitary pads

    Usage

    Show at a pharmacy or supermarket to ask for sanitary pads

    Grammar Note

    Plural of phete (sanitary towel).

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