Pharmacy & Health

1. Apotek ring dija?

   Where is the pharmacy?

   Usage

   For finding a pharmacy; shop signs read APOTEK.

   Grammar Note

   No dictionary headword and few Wikipedia examples; in practice the Indonesian loanword is used as is.

2. Titiang ngrereh ubad

   I am looking for medicine

   Usage

   A first sentence at the pharmacy counter.

   Grammar Note

   Ubad is the common word for medicine (andap level); alus mider is tamba. No honorific is used for your own action.

3. Wenten ubad sirah?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Asking for headache medicine. Ubad sirah literally means head medicine.

   Grammar Note

   Sirah is the alus sor word for head. Wenten is the alus existence word (andap: ada). The sentence is built from verified words.

4. Titiang ngrereh ubad basang

   I am looking for stomach medicine

   Usage

   For asking for stomach medicine.

   Grammar Note

   Basang is the andap word for stomach; the alus singgih waduk and weteng are for other people only.

5. Awak titiang gatel

   My body is itchy

   Usage

   Said before asking for a remedy for bites or a rash.

   Grammar Note

   Awak titiang is my body; the possessor follows the noun. Gatel is level-neutral.

6. Sapunapi nginem ubad puniki?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Asking the pharmacist how to take the medicine.

   Grammar Note

   Nginem is the andap word for drink. The honorific ngunjuk is not used for yourself. The sentence is built from verified words.

7. Dados titiang numbas ubad driki?

   Can I buy medicine here?

   Usage

   Checking whether medicine can be bought here.

   Grammar Note

   Numbas is the nasal form of tumbas, alus mider for buy; the andap form is meli.

8. Ubad

   Medicine

   Usage

   A single word to show when you need medicine.

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary gives ubad at the andap and kasar levels and tamba at alus mider; ubad is normal in conversation.

9. Titiang ngrereh ubad pangemped mising

   Anti-diarrhea medicine, please

   Usage

   Asking at a pharmacy for something to stop diarrhea. Literally "I am looking for medicine to stop diarrhea".

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary gives emped as "stop diarrhea" and mising as "diarrhea". A dictionary example has "tamba pangemped mising" (anti-diarrhea medicine); the alus mider tamba is replaced by the andap ubad. This sentence is built from words in the dictionary.

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