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French Phrases for Health & Pharmacy — Medication and allergies

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.

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