B1 · Section 6 of 10
At the pharmacy
Describe symptoms and understand the advice.
mi fa male + body part, ho la febbre, and da quanto tempo? are the whole exchange at a farmacia.
mi fa male la testa
(mee fah mah-leh lah tehs-tah)
= my head hurts
ho la febbre da tre giorni
(oh lah feh-breh dah treh johr-nee)
= I have had a fever for three days
devo prendere questo?
(deh-voh prehn-deh-reh kweh-stoh)
= should I take this?
ogni otto ore
(oh-nee oht-toh oh-reh)
= every eight hours
Common mistake
✗ la mia testa fa male
✓ mi fa male la testa
Aches use mi + the body part with its article — never a possessive.