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A man talking to a pharmacist.

መድሃኒት ማግኘት Getting medicine Prendre des médicaments

Written by Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Illustrated by Sara Rumen Krotev

Translated by Loza Tadesse Mamo

Read by Dawit Leykun

Language Amharic

Level Level 2

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

ቶም የጥርስ ሕመም አለበት። ጥርሱ በጣም ያመዋል።

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.

የጥርስ ሐኪም ማየት ያስፈልገዋል። ነገር ግን በመጀመሪያ ለሥቃዩ አንድ ነገር ያስፈልገዋል።

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.

በአቅራቢያው ወደሚገኝ ፋርማሲ ነዳ።

He drives to the nearest pharmacy.

Il va à la pharmacie la plus proche.


A man talking to a pharmacist.

“የጥርስ ሕመም አለብኝ” አለ። “ለዚህ የሚሆን ነገር አለህ?”

“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.

“አዎ፣ እዚህ አንዳንድ የህመም ማስታገሻዎች አሉ። ለእነዚህ ማዘዣ አያስፈልግም።”

“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.

“አመሰግናለሁ! ስንት ነው ዋጋው?”

“Thank you. How much do they cost?”

“Merci. Combien coûtent-ils ?”


A pharmacist saying the price and recommending seeing a dentist.

“ዋጋው ዘጠኝ ዩሮ ነው። ነገር ግን የጥርስ ሐኪም ማየት አለብዎት።”

“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.

“እሺ! ነገ ጠዋት የጥርስ ሀኪሜን እደውልለታለው።”

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

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


A pharmacist recommending a dentist.

“ጠንካራ መድሃኒት ከፈለጉ ከጥርስ ሀኪምዎ ወይም ከዶክተርዎ ማዘዣ ማግኘት ያስፈልግዎታል።”

“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.

“አመሰግናለሁ! ደህና ሁኑ።”

“Thank you! Goodbye.”

“Merci ! Au revoir.”


Written by: Espen Stranger-Johannessen
Illustrated by: Sara Rumen Krotev
Translated by: Loza Tadesse Mamo
Read by: Dawit Leykun
Language: Amharic
Level: Level 2
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