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In Course: Dutch A1

Pharmacy Requests and Directions

Learn essential spoken Dutch vocabulary and phrases for visiting the pharmacy or chemist, asking for over-the-counter remedies, and understanding medication instructions.

A warm, inviting photograph inside a traditional Dutch 'drogist' or pharmacy, where a friendly Dutch pharmacist, smiling, hands a small, distinctively packaged box of paracetamol to a customer across a wooden counter. The background shows blurred shelves filled with various over-the-counter remedies, bathed in soft, natural light, composed for a 3:2 landscape frame.
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41 Cards
Lesson#1
In this deck, you will learn how to ask for everyday remedies at a Dutch pharmacy or chemist. You will also learn to understand common spoken instructions about how and when to take medication.
Lesson#2
In the Netherlands, there is a clear distinction between two types of healthcare shops. You go to 'de apotheek' for prescription medications and specialist advice. For general wellness products, toiletries, and over-the-counter remedies, you visit 'de drogist'.
Quiz#3
How do you say 'the pharmacy' in Dutch?

de apotheek

Quiz#4
How do you say 'the chemist' in Dutch?

de drogist

Lesson#5
The general Dutch word for medicines is 'de medicijnen'. When you have pain or a headache, the most common remedy to ask for is a painkiller, which is 'de pijnstiller'.
Quiz#6
How do you say 'the medicines' in Dutch?

de medicijnen

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