Learn essential terms for remedies and symptoms, alongside useful sentence structures for expressing concerns and intentions.
At the Pharmacy Counter
Getting the right medicine starts with the pharmacist (ljekarnik). They can recommend a painkiller (analgetik) and explain the proper dosage (doziranje).
Expressing Fear or Concern
When buying delicate items like a thermometer (toplomjer) or reading about a side effect (nuspojava), you might express concern.
To say you are afraid that something bad might happen, use bojati se (to be afraid) followed by da ne and a present-tense verb. Even though there is a ne (not), the sentence is not negative; it translates to "afraid that I might [do something]."
Actions and Results
The goal of any medicine is to relieve (ublažiti) symptoms. When connecting an action to its intended result, use the phrase tako da (so that).
Expressing Purpose
To say "in order to," use the phrase kako bi followed by the active past participle (the verb form ending in -o, -la, -li).
Approximate Quantities
When buying supplies like a plaster (flaster), capsule (kapsula), or lozenge (pastila), you might want an approximate amount.
Adding the suffix -ak to a number turns it into an approximation. For example, deset (ten) becomes desetak (about ten). Words expressing quantity require the following noun to be in the genitive plural (often ending in -a).
