Pharmacy & Health

1. Hava tit nakað móti høvuðpínu?

   Ha-va tit na-kad mo-ti hev-ud-pee-nu?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine in Faroese at a pharmacy (apotek)

   Grammar Note

   Faroese is North Germanic. "Høvuð" (head) + "pína" (pain) = headache

2. Mær tørvar heilivág móti búkpínu

   Mair tur-var hei-li-vawg mo-ti book-pee-nu

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Tørva" (to need) is impersonal: "e-m tørvar e-t". The experiencer is dative "mær", not nominative "eg"

3. Mær tørvar heilivág móti lívsýki

   Mair tur-var hei-li-vawg mo-ti leev-si-chi

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Lívsýki" (diarrhea) is a neuter noun. The preposition "móti" (against) governs the dative, but the singular nominative, accusative and dative are identical, so it stays "lívsýki"

4. Eg havi hitasjúku

   Eg ha-vi hi-ta-syoo-ku

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Hiti" (heat) + "sjúka" (illness) = fever in Faroese

5. Eg havi ovurviðkvæmi

   Eg ha-vi o-vur-vid-kvai-mi

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "Ovurviðkvæmi" is the medical term for allergy: "ovur-" (over) + "viðkvæmi" (sensitivity). Neuter; accusative is identical

6. Mær tørvar plástur

   Mair tur-var plaws-tur

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Plástur" is the shared Nordic term for bandage/plaster; "heftiplástur" is also used

7. Mær tørvar mýggjabitasalvu

   Mair tur-var mudge-a-bi-ta-sal-vu

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Mýggjabiti" (mosquito bite) + "salva" (ointment). Feminine, so the accusative ends in "-salvu"

8. Mær tørvar sólkrem

   Mair tur-var sohl-krem

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Sól" (sun) + "krem" (cream) = sunscreen, same root as Danish "solcreme"

9. Hvussu skal eg taka henda heilivágin?

   Kvus-su skal eg ta-ka hen-da hei-li-vaw-yin?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Hvussu" means "how". The accusative definite of "heilivágur" is "heilivágin"

10. Tørvar mær resept?

    Tur-var mair re-sept?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    In this impersonal construction the verb "tørvar" leads the question, followed by dative "mær". "Læknaávísing" also means prescription

11. resept

    Prescription

    Usage

    For checking whether a prescription is needed

12. hitamátari

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Point at it when buying one at a pharmacy

13. andlitsgríma

    Face mask

    Usage

    For buying one at a pharmacy or shop

14. kondom

    Condom

    Usage

    Pointing works when saying it aloud is awkward

15. eygndropar

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Point at it when buying one at a pharmacy

16. heilivágur móti hita

    Fever medicine

    Usage

    For asking a pharmacy for something to bring a fever down

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