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A Visit to the Pharmacy: A French Story for Medicine Vocabulary

A2 · Elementary56 sentences·

Follow Léa as she stops at a pharmacy for headache medicine before work and ends up with the wrong bag after a mix-up with an elderly man. You will learn pharmacy and health vocabulary such as medicine, prescription, box, and dose, plus common present-tense verbs and time expressions.

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56 sentences · 89 new words
  • 01mal · pain
    , mal .
    suh mah-tan, lay-ah ah mahl ah lah tet
    This morning, Léa has a headache.
  • 02douleur · pain
    douleur .
    lah doo-luhr eh fort
    The pain is strong.
  • 03travail · work
    travail .
    el dwah ah-lay oh trah-vy ah nuh vuhr
    She has to go to work at nine o'clock.
  • 04temps · time
    temps.
    el nah pah boh-koo duh tahn
    She doesn't have much time.
  • 05pharmacie · pharmacy
    pharmacie.
    el ahn-truh veet dahn oon far-mah-see
    She quickly enters a pharmacy.
  • 06médicaments · medicines
    : " , médicaments."
    el dee oh far-mah-syan : zhay mahl ah lah tet, zhuh voo-dray day may-dee-kah-mahn
    She says to the pharmacist: "I have a headache, I would like some medicine."
  • 07sourit · smiles
    sourit : ", ."
    luh far-mah-syan soo-ree eh dee : wee, byan soor
    The pharmacist smiles and says: "Yes, of course."
  • 08stock · stockroom
    stock.
    eel suh ruh-toorn eh vah shehr-shay dahn luh stok
    He turns around and goes to fetch something from the stockroom.
  • 09monsieur · gentleman
    , monsieur .
    ah suh mo-mahn, un vyuh muh-syuh ahn-truh dahn lah far-mah-see
    At that moment, an old gentleman enters the pharmacy.
  • 10ordonnance · prescription
    ordonnance .
    eel pohz oon or-doh-nahns soor luh kohn-twahr
    He places a prescription on the counter.
  • 11sacs · bags
    sacs.
    luh far-mah-syan ruh-vyan ah-vek duh sak
    The pharmacist comes back with two bags.
  • 12paye · pays
    paye .
    lay-ah pay veet
    Léa pays quickly.
  • 13sac · bag
    sac.
    el prahn un sak
    She takes a bag.
  • 14merci · thank you
    merci.
    el dee mehr-see
    She says thank you.
  • 15sort · goes out
    sort.
    el sor
    She goes out.
  • 16ouvre · opens
    , ouvre .
    duh-or, el oo-vruh luh sak poor prahn-druh un may-dee-kah-mahn
    Outside, she opens the bag to take a medicine.
  • 17boîte · box
    boîte.
    el ruh-gard lah bwaht
    She looks at the box.
  • 18connaît · knows
    connaît .
    el nuh koh-neh pah suh may-dee-kah-mahn
    She doesn't know this medicine.
  • 19dose · dose
    dose .
    lah dohz eh treh grahnd
    The dose is very large.
  • 20image · picture
    , image .
    soor lah bwaht, eel yah oon ee-mahzh poor lay pehr-son ah-zhay
    On the box, there is a picture for elderly people.
  • 21arrête · stops
    arrête.
    lay-ah sah-ret
    Léa stops.
  • 22encore · again
    encore .
    el ruh-gard luh sak ahn-kor oon fwah
    She looks at the bag once more.
  • 23médicament · medicine
    médicament.
    suh neh pah sohn may-dee-kah-mahn
    This is not her medicine.
  • 24retourne · returns
    retourne .
    el ruh-toorn veet dahn lah far-mah-see
    She quickly returns to the pharmacy.
  • 25comptoir · counter
    comptoir.
    el pohz luh sak soor luh kohn-twahr
    She places the bag on the counter.
  • 26surpris · surprised
    surpris.
    luh far-mah-syan eh soor-pree
    The pharmacist is surprised.
  • 27revient · comes back
    , revient .
    ah suh mo-mahn, luh vyuh muh-syuh ruh-vyan oh-see
    At that moment, the old gentleman also comes back.
  • 28ouvre · opens
    ouvre .
    eel oo-vruh sohn sak
    He opens his bag.
  • 29médicament · medicine
    , médicament .
    dahn sohn sak, eel yah luh may-dee-kah-mahn duh lay-ah
    In his bag, there is Léa's medicine.
  • 30regardent · look at
    regardent.
    lay trwah pehr-son suh ruh-gard
    The three people look at each other.
  • 31bons · right
    bons.
    lay duh sak nuh sohn pah bohn
    The two bags are not right.
  • 32Pardon · Sorry
    Pardon
    luh far-mah-syan dee : par-dohn, par-dohn
    The pharmacist says: "Sorry, sorry!"
  • 33échange · exchanges
    échange .
    eel ay-shahnzh lay sak ko-rek-tuh-mahn
    He exchanges the bags correctly.
  • 34regarde · looks at
    regarde .
    luh vyuh muh-syuh ruh-gard lah bwaht duh lay-ah
    The old gentleman looks at Léa's box.
  • 35demande · asks
    demande
    eel soo-ree eh duh-mahnd : voo trah-vy-ay dahn kwah
    He smiles and asks: "What do you work as?"
  • 36comptable · accountant
    comptable
    lay-ah ray-pohn : zhuh swee kohn-tah-bluh
    Léa answers: "I am an accountant."
  • 37hoche · nods
    hoche .
    luh vyuh muh-syuh ohsh lah tet
    The old gentleman nods his head.
  • 38bonbon · candy
    bonbon .
    eel prahn un bohn-bohn dahn sah pohsh
    He takes a candy from his pocket.
  • 39donne · gives
    donne .
    eel don luh bohn-bohn ah lay-ah
    He gives the candy to Léa.
  • 40bon · good
    bon
    eel dee : seh bohn poor lah tet oh-see
    He says: "It's good for the head too!"
  • 41prend · takes
    prend .
    lay-ah prahn luh bohn-bohn
    Léa takes the candy.
  • 42merci · thank you
    merci.
    el dee mehr-see
    She says thank you.
  • 43verre · glass
    verre .
    luh far-mah-syan don un puh-tee vehr doh ah lay-ah
    The pharmacist gives a small glass of water to Léa.
  • 44médicament · medicine
    médicament .
    el prahn sohn may-dee-kah-mahn ah-vek loh
    She takes her medicine with the water.
  • 45stylo · pen
    stylo.
    luh far-mah-syan prahn un stee-loh
    The pharmacist takes a pen.
  • 46écrit · writes
    écrit .
    eel ay-kree luh nohn soor lay duh sak
    He writes the name on the two bags.
  • 47chaque · each
    : " chaque ."
    eel dee : zhuh vay fehr sah shahk fwah man-tuh-nahn
    He says: "I will do this every time now."
  • 48montre · watch
    montre.
    lay-ah ruh-gard sah mohn-truh
    Léa looks at her watch.
  • 49cinquante · fifty
    cinquante.
    eel eh weet uhr san-kahnt
    It is eight fifty.
  • 50temps · time
    temps.
    el ah ahn-kor luh tahn
    She still has time.
  • 51sort · goes out
    sort .
    el sor duh lah far-mah-see
    She goes out of the pharmacy.
  • 52soleil · sun
    , soleil .
    duh-or, luh soh-lay bree-yuh
    Outside, the sun is shining.
  • 53moins · less
    moins .
    sah tet feh mwan mahl
    Her head hurts less.
  • 54bouche · mouth
    bouche.
    el meh luh bohn-bohn oh zhan-zhahn-bruh dahn sah boosh
    She puts the ginger candy in her mouth.
  • 55sourit · smiles
    sourit.
    el soo-ree
    She smiles.
  • 56fini · finished
    , fini.
    suh mah-tan eh un puh foo, meh seh fee-nee
    This morning was a bit crazy, but it's over.
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