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A man talking to a pharmacist.

መድሓኒት ምርካብ Getting medicine Prendre des médicaments

Written by Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Illustrated by Sara Rumen Krotev

Translated by Seyum

Read by Loza Asgedom

Language Tigrinya

Level Level 2

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A man with a toothache holding his hand to the side of his face.

ቶም ሕማም ስኒ ኣለዎ። ስኑ ኣዝዩ እዩ ዘቀንዝዎ።

Tom has a toothache. His tooth hurts very much.

Tom a mal à la dent. Sa dent lui fait très mal.


A man holding his hand to the side of his face and thinking about medicine.

ናብ ሓኪም ስኒ ክኸይድ ኣለዎ። መጀመርታ ግን ንቃንዛ ዝኸውን ገለ ነገር ከድልዮ እዩ።

He needs to see his dentist, but first he needs something for the pain.

Il a besoin de voir son dentiste, mais d’abord, il lui faut quelque chose pour la douleur.


A man driving to a pharmacy.

ብመኪና ናብቲ ኣብ ቀረባ ዝርከብ ፋርማሲ ይኸይድ።

He drives to the nearest pharmacy.

Il va à la pharmacie la plus proche.


A man talking to a pharmacist.

“ቃንዛ ስኒ ኣለኒ” ይብል። “ነዚ ዝኸውን ገለ ነገር ኣለኩም ዶ?”

“I have a toothache,” he says. “Do you have anything for that?”

“J’ai mal à la dent,” dit-il. “Avez-vous quelque chose pour cela ?”


A pharmacist offering painkillers.

“እወ ገለ መቐነሲ ቃንዛ ኣሎ። ነዚ ሓኪም መአዘዚ ኣየድልየካን እዩ።”

“Yes, here are some painkillers. You don’t need a prescription for these.”

“Oui, voici des anti-douleurs. Vous n’avez pas besoin d’ordonnance pour ceux-ci.”


A man asking for the price to a pharmacist who is handing him painkillers.

“የቐንየለይ! ክንደይ እዩ ዋግኡ?”

“Thank you. How much do they cost?”

“Merci. Combien coûtent-ils ?”


A pharmacist saying the price and recommending seeing a dentist.

“ዋግኡ ትሽዓተ ዩሮ እዩ። ግን ናብ ሓኪም ስኒ ክትከይድ ኣለካ።”

“They cost nine euros. But you should see a dentist.”

“Ils coûtent neuf euros. Mais vous devriez voir un dentiste.”


A man thinking about phoning.

“ሕራይ! ጽባሕ ንግሆ ናይ ስኒ ሓኪመይ ክድውለሉ እየ።”

“Okay, I will call my dentist tomorrow morning.”

“D’accord, j’appellerai mon dentiste demain matin.”


A pharmacist recommending a dentist.

“ዝሓየለ መድሓኒት እንተድኣ ኣድልዩካ ካብ ሓኪም ስኒኻ ወይ ሓኪምካ ትእዛዝ ክትወስድ ኣለካ።”

“If you need stronger medicine, you will need to get a prescription from your dentist or doctor.”

“Si vous avez besoin d’un médicament plus fort, vous aurez besoin d’une ordonnance de votre dentiste ou médecin.”


A man waving as he leaves.

“የቐንየለይ! ደሓን ኩኒ።”

“Thank you! Goodbye.”

“Merci ! Au revoir.”


Written by: Espen Stranger-Johannessen
Illustrated by: Sara Rumen Krotev
Translated by: Seyum
Read by: Loza Asgedom
Language: Tigrinya
Level: Level 2
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