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INTRODUCTION
Once you are in the pharmacy, you will need to explain how you feel in order for the pharmacist to give you the right medicines. In this lesson, we will work on explaining symptoms so you can get the proper treatment and any medicine you may need.
BODY
Let's try to make a list of all the possible things you might need.
In Afrikaans, "cold medicine" is Medisyne vir verkoue. Let's break it down by syllable and see it one more time.
(slow) Me-di-sy-ne vir ver-kou-e.
Medisyne vir verkoue.
Medisyne means, "medicine.”
(slow) Medisyne
Medisyne
This is followed by vir verkoue, meaning, "for a cold."
(slow) vir verkoue
vir verkoue
Altogether, we have Medisyne vir verkoue, “cold medicine.”
Using this word, you can say ”A cold medicine, please" in Afrikaans. Een medisyne vir verkoue asseblief.
Let's break it down by syllable.
(slow) Een me-di-sy-ne vir ver-kou-e as-se-blief.
Een medisyne vir verkoue asseblief.
First we have the phrase een medisyne, meaning "a medicine."
(slow) een medisyne
een medisyne
Next, we have vir verkoue, meaning "for a cold."
(slow) vir verkoue
vir verkoue
Lastly, we have asseblief, meaning “please.”
(slow) asseblief
asseblief
All together, we have Een medisyne vir verkoue asseblief. This literally means, "A medicine against a cold, please."
Let's see how to explain your symptoms.
In Afrikaans, "I have a headache" is Ek het hoofpyn. Let's break it down by syllable.
(slow) Ek het hoof-pyn.
Ek het hoofpyn.
The first part is Ek het, which means, "I have."
(slow) Ek het
Ek het
Next, we have hoofpyn, which means, "headache."
(slow) hoofpyn
hoofpyn
Altogether, we have Ek het hoofpyn. Literally, it means, "I have a head pain.” It can be used to say "I have a headache."
A different way to say you are in pain, for example in your stomach, is Ek het maagpyn. Let's break it down by syllable.
(slow) Ek het maag-pyn.
Ek het maagpyn.
The first part is Ek het, meaning "I have."
(slow) Ek het
Ek het
Next, we have maagpyn, which means, "stomachache."
(slow) maagpyn
maagpyn
Altogether, we have Ek het maagpyn. Literally, it means, "I have stomach pain," which we will of course translate as, "I have a stomachache."

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