Common cold and aching:
- Mun nenä on tukossa. - My nose is stuffy.
- Mun nenä valuu / vuotaa. - I have a runny nose.
- Minulla on yskä. - I have cough. (kuiva = dry, limainen = slimy)
- Mulla on kurkku / selkä kipeä. - My throat / back hurts.
- Minulla on pää kipeä. - I have a headache.
- Minulla on kuumetta. - I have fever.
- Joka paikkaan sattuu! - I am hurting all over!
Intimate issues:
- Minulla on ripuli. - I have a diarrhea.
- Minulla on ummetusta. - I'm constipated.
- Minulla on peräpukamia. - I have hemorrhoids.
- Tarvitsen jälkiehkäisyä. - I need emergency contraception.
- Haluaisin ostaa raskaustestin. - I'd like to buy a pregnancy test.
Showing the pharmacists what's going on:
- Saanko näyttää sinulle jotain? - Can I show you something?
- Mikä tähän auttaisi? - What would help with this?
- Onko tähän jotain lääkettä? - Is there some medicine for this?
Here's my pro tip if you have kids with warts, syyliä: Syylend (liquid, not the pen) is the best product to get rid of them. Oh, and here's a funny song by Kalevauva.fi.
Parane pian! - Get well soon!
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What do you say if you're picking up an order (prescription)? (In English, something like, "I think there's a prescription for me"
ReplyDeleteHmm.. I think that I usually just say "Mulla on tällainen resepti" and then either give the paper prescription or/and my Kela card to the pharmacist.
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