Lesson 14 – At the pharmacy
🎯 Lesson Goal
Learn how to talk at the pharmacy. Ask for medicine and understand simple pharmacy words.
🩺 Doctor Dialogue
🙂 Hello, I have a prescription.
💊 Hello! Can I see your prescription, please?
🙂 Here it is.
💊 Do you want medicine for pain or for a cold?
🙂 I need medicine for a headache.
💊 This medicine will help. Take one pill after meals.
🙂 Thank you. How many pills do I take a day?
💊 Take two pills every day.
🙂 Okay, thank you very much.
💊 You are welcome. Feel better soon.
🧠 Explanation
This lesson is about talking at the pharmacy. You learn to ask for medicine and understand simple questions. This practice helps you feel confident buying medicine.
🚑 Medical Survival English
🩺 I need medicine.
🩺 Can I see a pharmacist?
🩺 Where is the pharmacy?
🩺 Do you have pills for pain?
🔊 Pronunciation Tip
Medicine is pronounced MED-uh-sin. Say the first part clearly.
💡 Medical Tip
Bring your prescription and ask simple questions. Speak slowly and clearly at the pharmacy.
🎧 Listen and Repeat
🎧 Hello, I have a prescription.
🎧 Here it is.
🎧 I need medicine for a headache.
🎧 Thank you. How many pills do I take a day?
🎧 Okay, thank you very much.
🧩 Mini Practice
Practice answering aloud.
I have a prescription.
Can I have medicine?
I need pills for a cold.
How many pills do I take?
Thank you very much.
Where is the pharmacy?
I feel pain here.
Can you help me?
I need medicine for a headache.
Do I take pills before meals?
📘 Medical Glossary
| English | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prescription | A paper from the doctor for medicine |
| pharmacist | A person who gives medicine in the pharmacy |
| medicine | A drug to help when you are sick |
| pill | A small medicine you swallow |
| headache | Pain in the head |
| pain | A feeling that something hurts |
| cold | A common sickness with cough and runny nose |
✅ Quick Check
Can you understand the dialogue? Can you repeat the important medical phrases?