Pharmacy & Health

1. You get medicine for headache?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   At a pharmacy; for + a symptom means 'for ...'

   Grammar Note

   get means 'have'; word order does not change in questions. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

2. I need medicine for belle.

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   belle is the Nigerian Pidgin word for the belly or stomach

   Grammar Note

   belle corresponds to English belly and covers the stomach. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

3. I need medicine for diarrhoea.

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   After a bad stomach from water or food

   Grammar Note

   An English-derived word used unchanged; it does not inflect.

4. I get fever.

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Malaria is common, so see a clinic early if you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   get means 'have'; symptoms are expressed as I get ... (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

5. I get allergy.

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Then explain the cause (a food or drug)

   Grammar Note

   get means 'have'. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

6. I need bandage.

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   For treating a small injury

   Grammar Note

   An English-derived word used unchanged; it does not inflect.

7. Abeg, I need insect repellent.

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   When mosquitoes are around

   Grammar Note

   An English-derived word used unchanged; it does not inflect.

8. Abeg, I need sunscreen.

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Before a day in strong sun

   Grammar Note

   An English-derived word used unchanged; it does not inflect.

9. How I go take dis medicine?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   When receiving medicine, to confirm dose and frequency

   Grammar Note

   Word order stays as in a statement after the question word. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

10. I need prescription for dis one?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    At a pharmacy, to check whether it is sold over the counter

    Grammar Note

    Word order does not change in questions; the intonation rises. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

11. Prescription.

    Prescription

    Usage

    A one-word label at a pharmacy counter

    Grammar Note

    An English-derived word used unchanged; it does not inflect.

12. Painkiller.

    Painkiller

    Usage

    A one-word request at a pharmacy counter

    Grammar Note

    An English-derived word used unchanged; it does not inflect.

13. Fever medicine.

    Fever medicine

    Usage

    A one-word request at a pharmacy counter

    Grammar Note

    An English-derived word used unchanged; it does not inflect.

14. Face mask.

    Face mask

    Usage

    A one-word request at a pharmacy counter

    Grammar Note

    An English-derived word used unchanged; it does not inflect.

15. Abeg, give me medicine for constipation.

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Ask a pharmacy for something for constipation

    Grammar Note

    Abeg is the polite way to ask, as in another card "Abeg, call ambulance for me.", and "medicine for + symptom" is the frame of another card "I need medicine for diarrhoea." (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. No single word for "laxative" could be confirmed, so it is phrased by the symptom)

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