Pharmacy & Health

1. Iha aimoruk ba ulun moras?

   I-ha ai-mo-ruk ba u-lun mo-ras?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at a pharmacy in Timor-Leste

   Grammar Note

   "Iha" is the Tetum existential verb meaning "to have/exist". "Aimoruk" (written without a hyphen) means medicine generally. "Headache" is "ulun moras" (the head aches); "ulun" alone just means "head"

2. Hau presiza aimoruk ba kabun moras

   Hau pre-si-za ai-mo-ruk ba ka-bun mo-ras

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Presiza" is borrowed from Portuguese "precisar" (to need). Tetum has many Portuguese loanwords

3. Hau presiza aimoruk ba diaréia

   Hau pre-si-za ai-mo-ruk ba di-a-rei-a

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   There are two words for diarrhoea: "diaréia" and "kabun moras". "halai-oan" is not used

4. Hau isin manas

   Hau i-sin ma-nas

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Have a fever" is "isin manas" (lit. "body is hot"), the same wording as "Hau isin manas"

5. Hau iha alerjia

   Hau i-ha a-ler-ji-a

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   The word is "alerjia" (from Portuguese "alergia"). Medical terms in Tetun are largely Portuguese loans

6. Hau presiza ligadura

   Hau pre-si-za li-ga-du-ra

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   Bandage is "ligadura". Neither "banda" nor "ferida" is used (a wound is "kanek")

7. Hau presiza spray hasai insetu

   Hau pre-si-za spray ha-sai in-se-tu

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Insetu" from Portuguese "inseto". "Hasai insetu" means "to remove/repel insects"

8. Hau presiza kreme protesaun loro matan

   Hau pre-si-za kre-me pro-te-saun lo-ro ma-tan

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Loro matan" means "sun" ("loron" means "day"). "Protesaun loro matan" = sun protection "Protesaun" is not spelled "proteksaun".

9. Oinsá hau hemu aimoruk ida ne'e?

   Oin-sa hau he-mu ai-mo-ruk i-da ne-e?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Oinsá" is the question word for "how". "Hemu" means to drink or swallow

10. Presiza reseita doutór?

    Pre-si-za re-sei-ta dou-tor?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    The word is "reseita" (prescription; recipe). Many medicines are available over the counter in Timor-Leste

11. Reseita

    Prescription

    Usage

    Ask whether a prescription is needed

12. Máskara

    Face mask

    Usage

    Buy one at a pharmacy or shop

13. Kondom

    Condom

    Usage

    Point at it instead of asking out loud

14. Aimoruk matan

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Buy at a pharmacy

15. Aimoruk ba moras

    Painkiller

    Usage

    Buy at a pharmacy

16. Termómetru

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Buy at a pharmacy

17. Hau presiza aimoruk ba tee toos

    Hau pre-si-za ai-mo-ruk ba tee toos

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Ask for constipation medicine at a pharmacy

    Grammar Note

    The same "Hau presiza aimoruk ba + symptom" frame as "Hau presiza aimoruk ba diaréia". There is no single word for "laxative", so it is expressed as "medicine for constipation".

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