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INTRODUCTION
When you’re in a pharmacy in South Africa, you’ll need to explain how you feel in order for the pharmacist to give you the right medicines. In this lesson we’ll work on explaining symptoms so you can get the proper treatment and any medicine you may need.
Let's try to make a list of all the possible things you might need.

Lesson focus
In Afrikaans, "cold medicine" is Medisyne vir 'n verkoue. Let's break it down by syllable and hear it one more time.
(slow) Medisyne vir 'n verkoue
Medisyne vir'n verkoue
First, we have the word Medisyne, meaning "medicine." This is followed by vir 'n verkoue, meaning "for a cold." Using these two, you can say “cold medicine” in Afrikaans..
(slow) Medisyne vir 'n verkoue
Medisyne vir 'n verkoue
Another way to say “cold medicine” is Verkoue medisyne.
To ask the pharmacist for cold medicine, say Verkoue medisyne asseblief, which means "cold medicine, please,"
In this phrase, we used the word Verkoue medisyne to mean “cold medicine”.
(slow) Verkoue medisyne asseblief.
Verkoue medisyne asseblief.
Now, let's see how to explain your symptoms.
In Afrikaans, "I have a headache" is Ek het ‘n hoofpyn. Let's break it down by syllable.
(slow) Ek het ‘n hoofpyn
Ek het ‘n hoofpyn
The first words are ek het, which means "I have." Next, we have ‘n hoofpyn., which means "a headache." So altogether we have Ek ‘n het hoofpyn., which literally means "I have a head pain," or in English, "I have a headache."
(slow) Ek het ‘n hoofpyn.
Ek het ‘n hoofpyn.
If you need a different way to say you are in pain you can use a different word. For example, if you have a stomachache you can say Ek het maagpyn, “I have a stomachache,” or literally “I have a stomach pain.”
(slow) Ek het maagpyn.
Ek het maagpyn.
maagpyn is the word meaning “stomach pain,” or in English, “stomachache.”

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