thuốc giảm đau
[tʰuək̚˧˦ zaːm˧˩ ʔɗaw˧˧]word by word
The English phrase "pain medicine" is thuốc giảm đau in Vietnamese.
thuốc giảm đau refers to a drug used to reduce or eliminate physical pain.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of thuốc (medicine), giảm (to reduce/decrease) and đau (pain).
Which one should you use?
While thuốc giảm đau is the general term for pain medicine, you can use thuốc giảm đau nhức mỏi specifically when referring to medicine intended for fatigue and sore muscles.
How does it change in a sentence?
thuốc giảm đau is a noun phrase that does not change its form for tense or pluralization.
Did you know?
- The word for medicine, thuốc, shares its linguistic root with the Chinese character for 'poison', 毒.
- The word for pain, đau, is closely related to the word nau, which specifically describes the intense pain of childbirth.
- Although giảm means 'to decrease' in the context of pain medicine, it is never used for mathematical subtraction. To 'subtract' a number, Vietnamese speakers use the word trừ.
Examples in context
- Cho tôi một hộp thuốc giảm đau cho đau đầu, làm ơn.Could you please give me a box of pain medicine for a headache?
- Tôi cần uống thuốc giảm đau.I need to take pain medicine.
- Tôi cần mua thuốc giảm đau.I need to buy some pain medicine.
- Bạn đã uống thuốc giảm đau chưa?Have you taken the pain medicine yet?
- Thuốc giảm đau này có tác dụng nhanh.This pain medicine works quickly.
Example conversation
Nam is feeling a headache at home and Hương is helping him.
- HươngAnh thấy trong người thế nào rồi?How are you feeling now?
- NamTôi hơi đau đầu, Hương ạ.I have a bit of a headache, Huong.
- HươngĐể em lấy thuốc giảm đau cho anh.Let me get some pain medicine for you.
- NamCảm ơn em nhiều nhé.Thank you so much.
