Before we get to the very specific pharmaceutical terminology, you must first learn the basics: greetings, courteous phrases, numbers, colors, days, months, how to tell time, how to use question words, etc.
Here you will find basic greetings and courteous phrases to help you express your polite personality, even in Spanish!
English | Spanish |
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Hello! | ¡Hola! |
What's your name? | ¿Cómo se llama usted? |
What's his name? | ¿Cómo se llama él? |
What's her name? | ¿Cómo se llama ella? |
My name is... | Me llamo... |
Pleasure to meet you. | Mucho gusto. |
The pleasure is mine. | El gusto es mío. |
Where are you from? | ¿De dónde es usted? |
I am from... (place). | Soy de... (place). |
How are you? | ¿Cómo está usted? |
How is he? | ¿Cómo está él? |
How is she? | ¿Cómo está ella? |
Very well! | ¡Muy bien! |
So-so. | Así así. |
Not good. I'm sick. | Muy mal. Estoy enfermo. |
And you? | ¿Y usted? |
How old are you/ he/ she? | ¿Cuántos años tiene? |
How many months old is the baby? | ¿Cuántos meses tiene el/la bebé? |
I am ____ years old. | Tengo ____ años. |
and | y |
or | o |
Good morning. | Buenos días. |
Good afternoon. | Buenas tardes. |
Good night. | Buenas noches. |
sir / Mr. | señor |
ma'am / Mrs. | señora |
Miss | señorita |
Please. | Por favor. |
Thank you. | Gracias. |
You're welcome. | De nada. |
I'm sorry. | Lo siento. |
Bless you. | Salud. |
Is there a problem? | ¿Hay un problema? |
It's not a problem. | No es un problema. |
It doesn't matter. | No importa. |
How wonderful! | ¡Qué bien! |
How awful! | ¡Qué lástima! |
Careful! | ¡Cuidado! |
Look! Watch! | ¡Mire! |
Listen up! | ¡Oye! |
Help! (in danger) | ¡Socorro! |
Help me, please. (calm request) | Ayúdeme, por favor. |
Of course. | Claro. |
One moment. | Un momento. |
Without a doubt! | ¡Sin duda! |
I speak a little Spanish. | Hablo un poco español. |
Do you speak English? | ¿Habla usted inglés? |
Slower, please. | Más despacio, por favor. |
Repeat, please. | Repita, por favor. |
again | otra vez |
What (did you say)? | ¿Cómo? |
How do you say...? | ¿Cómo se dice...? |
Write it down, please. | Escríbalo por favor. |
What is it? | ¿Qué es? |
What does it mean? | ¿Qué significa? |
I don't understand. | No comprendo. |
I don't know. | No sé. |
Because. | Porque. |
Because of/Due to | Debido a |
Excuse me. | Perdón. |
Good-bye! | ¡Adiós! |
See you later! | ¡Hasta luego! |
See you tomorrow! | ¡Hasta mañana! |
Here are some additional terms that will be helpful when having typical conversations with patients in Spanish.
English | Spanish |
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with | con |
without | sin |
well | pues |
at / to | a |
at the / to the (masculine noun) | al (a + el) |
of / from | por / para |
but | pero |
always | siempre |
never | nunca |
maybe | tal vez |
each / every | cada |
every time | cada vez |
before | antes de |
after | después de |
here (location) | aquí |
there (location) | allí |
deodorant | el deoderante |
soap | el jabón |
toothpaste | la pasta dentífrica |
shampoo | el champú |
dollar | dólar |
dollars | dólares |
cent(s) | centavo(s) |
this | este/a (esto) |
What is this? | ¿Qué es esto? |
these | estos / as |
that | ese / a (eso) |
What is that? | ¿Qué es eso? |
those | esos / as |
If you are struggling with a concept or terminology in the course, you may contact PharmacySpanishSupport@capella.edu for assistance.
If you are having technical issues, please contact learningcoach@sophia.org.
Source: This content has been adapted from "Pharmacy Spanish" by Stephanie Langston.