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Elementary · scenario 76 of 84

Describe cold symptoms

Tell the pharmacist about your cough and get medicine.

The situation You're at the pharmacy. Tell the pharmacist about your symptoms.

The dialogue

  1. مرحباً، من فضلك، عندي ألم في الحلق وكحة قوية.

    marḥaban, min faḍlik, ʿindī alamun fī al-ḥalqi wa-kaḥḥatun qawiyyah.

    Hello, please, I have a sore throat and a severe cough.

  2. سلامتك، هل عندك حرارة أيضاً؟

    salāmatuk, hal ʿindaka ḥarāratun ayḍan?

    Get well soon, do you have a fever too?

  3. لا، ليس عندي حرارة، أحتاج إلى دواء فقط.

    lā, laysa ʿindī ḥarārah, aḥtāju ilā dawāʾin faqaṭ.

    No, I don't have a fever, I just need medicine.

  4. تفضل، هذا دواء مناسب للحلق والكحة.

    tafaḍḍal, hādhā dawāʾun munāsibun li-l-ḥalqi wa-l-kaḥḥah.

    Here you go, this is a suitable medicine for a sore throat and cough.

  5. شكراً لك، كيف أستخدم هذا الدواء؟

    shukran laka, kayfa astakhdimu hādhā ad-dawāʾ?

    Thank you, how do I use this medicine?

  6. ثلاث مرات في اليوم بعد الأكل.

    thalātha marrātin fī al-yawmi baʿda al-akl.

    Three times a day after meals.

  7. ممتاز، شكراً جزيلاً لك على المساعدة.

    mumtāz, shukran jazīlan laka ʿalā al-musāʿada.

    Excellent, thank you very much for the help.

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