11 phrases to learn2 key words9 useful expressions
Heading to France for health & pharmacy? These French phrases for Medication and allergies cover what you are likely to hear or need to say. Each line pairs French with a clear English meaning.
This is a preview of a lesson from the French for Travel course in Vocabilis.
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What you’ll learn
In this lesson you’ll learn how to:
- do you have any allergies
- what are you allergic to
- take this medicine twice a day
- take it after meals
- there may be side effects
- i'm allergic to penicillin
Essential phrases
- Vous avez des allergies ?Do you have any allergies?
- À quoi êtes-vous allergique ?What are you allergic to?
- Prenez ce médicament deux fois par jour.Take this medicine twice a day.
- Prenez-le après les repas.Take it after meals.
- Il peut y avoir des effets secondaires.There may be side effects.
- Je suis allergique à la pénicilline.I'm allergic to penicillin.
- Je n'ai pas d'allergie aux médicaments.I don't have any medication allergies.
- Comment je dois le prendre ?How should I take it?
- Combien de fois par jour ?How many times a day?
- Avant ou après les repas ?Before or after meals?
- Quels sont les effets secondaires ?What are the side effects?
Useful words
- médicament — Medicine
- allergie — Allergy
Useful expressions
- après les repas — After meals
- avant les repas — Before meals
- comment — How … ?
- des allergies — Allergies
- deux fois par jour — Twice a day
- je suis allergique à — I am allergic to
- quels sont — What are … ?
- vous avez — You have
- à quoi — For what
Practice in Vocabilis
Learn these phrases with audio, spaced repetition, and review tracking in Vocabilis.