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Going to the Pharmacy

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ID: 0857 Elementary
Being sick sucks, but being sick in Chinese really sucks. If you haven't lost your voice yet, get yourself down to the corner pharmacy for some relief. The smorgasbord of remedies range from the thick, boiled and black variety to something of the pill genre that you can't decipher from the box. But that 'pharmacist' behind the counter looks kinda trustworthy, no? Listen and learn more in order to heal thyself, in Mandarin.
Sun Apr 20 2008 | Jenny , Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
买 mǎi to buy
什么 shénme what
药 yào medicine
感冒 gǎnmào to have a cold
你买什么药？
nǐ mǎi shénme yào ？
What kind of medicine do you want?
我感冒了，头疼，流鼻涕。
wǒ gǎnmào le ，tóuténg ，liú bítì 。
I've caught a cold. I have a headache, my nose is running.
你要西药还是中药？
nǐ yào xīyào háishi zhōngyào ？
Do you want Western medicine or Chinese medicine？
西药吧。
xīyào ba 。
Western medicine.
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