Pharmacy & Health

1. Kuna da maganin ciwon kai?

   Ku-na da ma-ga-nin ci-won kai?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at a pharmacy in Hausa-speaking regions

   Grammar Note

   "Kuna da" = "you (polite/plural) have". "Maganin" is the linked form of "magani" (medicine). "Ciwon kai" = "pain of the head"

2. Ina buƙatar maganin ciwon ciki

   I-na bu-ƙa-tar ma-ga-nin ci-won ci-ki

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Ina buƙatar" = "I need". "Ciki" means "stomach/inside"

3. Ina buƙatar maganin gudawa

   I-na bu-ƙa-tar ma-ga-nin gu-da-wa

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Gudawa" is the common word for diarrhea (the same word as in "Ina da gudawa" in the health category). "Maganin" is the linked form of "magani" (medicine)

4. Ina da zazzaɓi

   I-na da zaz-za-ɓi

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Ina da" = "I have" in Hausa. "Zazzaɓi" is the word for fever

5. Ina da rashin jituwa da wasu abinci

   I-na da ra-shin ji-tu-wa da wa-su a-bin-ci

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "Rashin jituwa" means "incompatibility" — the Hausa way to express allergy. English "allergy" is also used

6. Ina buƙatar filasta

   I-na bu-ƙa-tar fi-las-ta

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Filasta" is borrowed from English "plaster". Hausa has many English medical loanwords

7. Ina buƙatar maganin kwari

   I-na bu-ƙa-tar ma-ga-nin kwa-ri

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Maganin kwari" = "medicine for insects" = insect repellent. "Maganin" is the construct form

8. Ina buƙatar man shafawa na rana

   I-na bu-ƙa-tar man sha-fa-wa na ra-na

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Man shafawa na rana" = "cream/lotion for the sun". "Man shafawa" means "oil for applying"

9. Ta yaya ake shan wannan magani?

   Ta ya-ya a-ke shan wan-nan ma-ga-ni?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Ta yaya" is "how" in Hausa. "Ake shan" is the habitual passive form of "to drink/take"

10. Ana buƙatar takardar likita?

    A-na bu-ƙa-tar ta-kar-dar li-ki-ta?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    "Takardar likita" = "doctor's paper" — the Hausa expression for prescription

11. Kantin magani

    Pharmacy

    Usage

    The word for pharmacy, for asking where one is

12. Takardar likita

    Prescription

    Usage

    Lit. doctor's paper; use it to ask whether a prescription is needed

13. Maganin zazzaɓi

    Fever medicine

    Usage

    Point to it at the pharmacy when you have a fever

14. Maganin ciwo

    Painkiller

    Usage

    Point to it when asking for a painkiller

15. Maganin tari

    Cough medicine

    Usage

    Point to it at the pharmacy for a cough

16. Maganin ido

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Point to it when asking for eye drops

17. Bandeji

    Bandage

    Usage

    Borrowed from English bandage

18. Takunkumin fuska

    Face mask

    Usage

    The word for a face mask

19. Ma'aunin zafin jiki

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Lit. measurer of body heat

20. Maganin kashe ƙwayoyin cuta

    Disinfectant

    Usage

    Lit. medicine that kills germs

21. Ina buƙatar maganin wahalar yin bahaya

    I-na bu-ƙa-tar ma-ga-nin wa-ha-lar yin ba-ha-ya

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Ask for a laxative at a pharmacy; literally "I need medicine for difficulty defecating"

    Grammar Note

    "Wahalar yin bahaya" = "difficulty defecating", i.e. constipation. "Maganin" is the linked form of "magani" (medicine).

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