Pharmacy & Health

1. Да ли имате лек за главобољу?

   Da li i-ma-te lek za gla-vo-bo-lju?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at a pharmacy in Serbia

   Grammar Note

   Serbian uses both Cyrillic and Latin scripts. "Da li" is the yes/no question marker

2. Треба ми лек за стомак

   Tre-ba mi lek za sto-mak

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Treba mi" means "I need" (lit. "it is needed to me"). Uses dative pronoun "mi"

3. Треба ми лек против дијареје

   Tre-ba mi lek pro-tiv di-ja-re-je

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Dijareje" is the genitive of "dijareja" (diarrhea). "Protiv" governs the genitive case

4. Имам температуру

   I-mam tem-pe-ra-tu-ru

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Temperaturu" is the accusative of "temperatura". Serbs say "I have a temperature" for fever

5. Имам алергију

   I-mam a-ler-gi-ju

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "Alergiju" is the accusative of "alergija" (allergy). Serbian nouns decline by case

6. Треба ми фластер

   Tre-ba mi flas-ter

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Flaster" is borrowed from German "Pflaster". Widely used in Serbian for band-aids

7. Треба ми спреј против инсеката

   Tre-ba mi sprej pro-tiv in-se-ka-ta

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Insekata" is the genitive plural of "insekt" (insect). "Protiv" requires genitive case

8. Треба ми крема за сунчање

   Tre-ba mi kre-ma za sun-ča-nje

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Krema za sunčanje" means "cream for sunbathing" = sunscreen

9. Како се узима овај лек?

   Ka-ko se u-zi-ma o-vaj lek?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Se uzima" is the reflexive passive. Serbian uses "se" particle for passive constructions

10. Да ли је потребан рецепт?

    Da li je po-tre-ban re-cept?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    "Da li" is the Serbian yes/no question marker (standard Croatian prefers "je li")

11. Топломер

    To-plo-mer

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Point at it to buy one over a pharmacy counter; Serbia uses Celsius

    Grammar Note

    Ekavian form; the ijekavian (Croatian) equivalent is "toplomjer"

12. Завој

    Za-voj

    Bandage

    Usage

    The roll-on kind. An adhesive plaster is a different word, "фластер"

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; sterile gauze is "стерилна газа"

13. Средство за дезинфекцију

    Sred-stvo za dez-in-fek-ci-ju

    Disinfectant

    Usage

    Point at it to ask for wound antiseptic; hand sanitiser is "средство за дезинфекцију руку"

    Grammar Note

    Serbian pharmacies typically stock "хидроген" (hydrogen peroxide) and "повидон-јод" (povidone-iodine)

14. Заштитна маска

    Zaš-tit-na mas-ka

    Face mask

    Usage

    For a medical face mask. "Маска" on its own can also mean a carnival mask; заштитна means protective

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun; the disposable kind is a "хируршка маска" (surgical mask)

15. Хигијенски улошци

    Hi-gi-jen-ski u-loš-ci

    Sanitary pads

    Usage

    Point at it in a pharmacy or supermarket; tampons are "тампони"

    Grammar Note

    Masculine plural (singular "уложак"); the product is always referred to in the plural

16. Кондоми

    Kon-do-mi

    Condoms

    Usage

    Point at it at a pharmacy; sold without prescription in Serbia and often kept by the till

    Grammar Note

    Masculine plural; the singular is "кондом"

17. Капи за очи

    Ka-pi za o-či

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Ask for eye drops with this; artificial tears are "вештачке сузе"

    Grammar Note

    "Капи" is the plural of "кап" (drop); nasal drops are "капи за нос"

18. Лек за снижавање температуре

    Lek za sni-ža-va-nje tem-pe-ra-tu-re

    Fever reducer

    Usage

    Ask for something to bring a fever down; brand-wise "парацетамол" and "бруфен" are understood in Serbia

    Grammar Note

    Serbian uses the ekavian "лек" against the Croatian "lijek"

19. Фластер против болова

    Flas-ter pro-tiv bo-lo-va

    Pain-relief patch

    Usage

    The stick-on analgesic patch. Serbia has no exact equivalent of the Japanese cooling compress, and pharmacists usually offer a rub-on "гел против болова" instead

    Grammar Note

    "Против" (against) governs the genitive, hence "болова"

20. Лаксатив, молим

    Lak-sa-tiv, mo-lim

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Ask for constipation medicine at a pharmacy

    Grammar Note

    "Лаксатив" is the pharmacy word for a laxative. "Молим" is a polite request tag meaning "please"

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