Pharmacy & Health

1. Uma nanaypaq hampi tiyanchu?

   U-ma na-nay-paq ham-pi ti-yan-chu?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at a pharmacy in Quechua-speaking regions

   Grammar Note

   Quechua is agglutinative: "-paq" is the benefactive suffix and "-chu" marks a yes/no question. "Medicine" is "hampi", the word also used in "Hampi qhatu" (pharmacy) and "Ñawi hampi" (eye drops). "uma" means "head", not "medicine"

2. Wiksa nanaypaq hampita munani

   Wik-sa na-nay-paq ham-pi-ta mu-na-ni

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Munani" is the 1st-person singular of "to want/need"; "-ni" is the 1sg suffix. "Belly, stomach" is "wiksa"; "sunqu" is the heart. "Medicine" is "hampi" — "uma" means "head"

3. Q'ichapaq hampita munani

   Q'i-cha-paq ham-pi-ta mu-na-ni

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Q'icha" means diarrhea. "Medicine for X" is "X-paq hampi", the same construction as "Ruphapaq hampi" (fever medicine). "uma" means "head", not "medicine"

4. Ruphaymi kan

   Ru-phay-mi kan

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Fever" is "ruphay", the same word used by "Ruphapaq hampi" (fever medicine). "q'uñi" means "warm, lukewarm", not a fever, and the three-vowel orthography does not use the letter o

5. Ñuqaqa alerjiyta charini

   Ñu-qa-qa a-ler-jiy-ta cha-ri-ni

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "Alerji" is borrowed from Spanish "alergia". "charini" is the 1st-person form of "chariy" (to hold, to have). The 1sg pronoun is "ñuqa"; "Nurqa" is a corrupted spelling, and Quechua orthography has no grave accent such as "ì"

6. Vendata munani

   Ven-da-ta mu-na-ni

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   Quechua speakers commonly use the Spanish "curita" or "venda". English "band-aid" is also understood

7. Repelente munani

   Re-pe-len-te mu-na-ni

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   In the Andes the Spanish word "repelente" is understood for insect repellent. A compound with "kuru" (insect), e.g. "kuru hampi", risks being understood as a deworming medicine, so avoid it

8. Protector solar munani

   Pro-tec-tor so-lar mu-na-ni

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   In the Andes the Spanish "protector solar" is understood for sunscreen. Note that "inti" (sun) is also the name of the Inca sun god

9. Kay hampita imaynatan upyay?

   Kay ham-pi-ta i-may-na-tan up-yay?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Imaynatan" is the Quechua adverb "how" and "upyay" is "to drink/take". "Medicine" is "hampi"; "uma" means "head"

10. Recetachu necesitan?

    Re-ce-ta-chu ne-ce-si-tan?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    "Receta" is borrowed from Spanish. "-chu" is the Quechua question suffix

11. Receta

    Prescription

    Usage

    To check at the counter whether one is required

12. Hampi qhatu

    Pharmacy

    Usage

    To ask a passer-by where one is

13. Termómetro

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Point at it when buying one at a pharmacy

14. Venda

    Bandage

    Usage

    Point at it when buying one at a pharmacy

15. Desinfectante

    Antiseptic

    Usage

    Ask for it at a pharmacy to clean a wound

16. Mascarilla

    Face mask

    Usage

    Point at it in a pharmacy or shop

17. Toalla higiénica

    Sanitary pads

    Usage

    Pointing beats saying it out loud

18. Condón

    Condom

    Usage

    Point at it in a pharmacy or shop

19. Ñawi hampi

    Eye drops

    Usage

    For eyes irritated by dust or dry air

20. Ruphapaq hampi

    Fever medicine

    Usage

    When asking a pharmacy for something to bring a fever down

21. Aka k'ichkipaq hampita munani

    I need a laxative

    Usage

    Ask for constipation medicine at a pharmacy

    Grammar Note

    Built like "Q'ichapaq hampita munani" and "Ruphapaq hampi": "X-paq hampi" (medicine for X). "Aka k'ichki" is a medical term.

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