Pharmacy & Health

1. के तपाईंसँग टाउको दुख्नेको औषधि छ?

   Ke tapaisanga tauko dukhne-ko aushadhi chha?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at a pharmacy in Nepal

   Grammar Note

   "Chha?" = "Is there?" Nepal's grammar is similar to Hindi

2. मलाई पेट दुख्नेको औषधि चाहियो

   Malai pet dukhne-ko aushadhi chaahiyo

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Malai...chaahiyo" = "I need..." — the standard expression for necessity in Nepali

3. मलाई पखाला रोक्ने औषधि चाहियो

   Malai pakhala rokne aushadhi chaahiyo

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Pakhala" = diarrhea in Nepali. "Rokne" = stopping. Together: anti-diarrhea

4. मलाई ज्वरो छ

   Malai jwaro chha

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Malai jwaro chha" = "I have fever". "Jwaro" corresponds to Hindi "bukhar"

5. मलाई एलर्जी छ

   Malai allergy chha

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "Allergy" borrowed from English. "...ma allergy chha" = "allergic to..."

6. मलाई पट्टी चाहियो

   Malai patti chaahiyo

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Patti" covers bandages and plasters. "Band-Aid" is also understood

7. मलाई लामखुट्टे भगाउने औषधि चाहियो

   Malai lamkhutte bhagaune aushadhi chaahiyo

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Lamkhutte" = mosquito in Nepali. "Bhagaune aushadhi" = medicine that drives away

8. मलाई सनस्क्रिन चाहियो

   Malai sunscreen chaahiyo

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Sunscreen" used directly from English. Essential in Nepal's mountains where UV is intense

9. यो औषधि कसरी खाने?

   Yo aushadhi kasari khane?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   Nepali also uses "khane" (eat) for taking medicine, like Hindi and Bengali

10. के प्रेसक्रिप्सन चाहिन्छ?

    Ke prescription chaahinchha?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    "Prescription" borrowed from English. Many medicines in Nepal are available OTC

11. औषधिको पर्ची

    Aushadhiko parchi

    Prescription

    Usage

    The doctor’s written medicine order. Most drugs are sold without one in Nepal, but show it to keep getting a regular medication

12. औषधि पसल

    Aushadhi pasal

    Pharmacy

    Usage

    A shop selling medicine; signboards usually read MEDICAL or PHARMACY in English, and on trekking routes there may be only one per village

13. थर्मोमिटर

    Tharmomitar

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Show it at a pharmacy to buy one; jwaro naapne (the thing that measures fever) also works

14. पट्टी

    Patti

    Bandage

    Usage

    Show it at a pharmacy; adhesive plasters are usually called byandej

15. घाउ सफा गर्ने औषधि

    Ghau safa garne aushadhi

    Antiseptic

    Usage

    Medicine for cleaning a wound; the English-derived entiseptik is understood too

16. मास्क

    Maask

    Face mask

    Usage

    Show it at a pharmacy or general store; masks are worn daily in Kathmandu against dust and traffic fumes

17. स्यानिटरी प्याड

    Syanitari pyaad

    Sanitary pad

    Usage

    Show it at a pharmacy or general store; easy to find in towns but often out of stock in trekking villages

18. कन्डम

    Kandam

    Condom

    Usage

    Show it at a pharmacy — it can be pointed at without saying anything out loud

19. आँखाको औषधि

    Aankhako aushadhi

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Show it at a pharmacy; needed after dusty streets or strong high-altitude glare

20. बाम

    Baam

    Pain-relief balm

    Usage

    Rub-on ointment for sore muscles and bruises. Nepal uses balms far more than stick-on compresses, and every pharmacy stocks them

21. ज्वरोको औषधि

    Jwaroko aushadhi

    Fever medicine

    Usage

    Medicine to bring a fever down; paracetamol, sold as sitamol, is the standard and is in every pharmacy

22. मलाई कब्जियतको औषधि चाहियो

    Malai kabjiyatko aushadhi chaahiyo

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Use at a pharmacy when constipated

    Grammar Note

    "…ko aushadhi" means "medicine for …". The same pattern as "ज्वरोको औषधि"

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