Pharmacy & Health

1. He lāʻau lapaʻau no ka ʻeha o ke poʻo?

   He lā-ʻau la-pa-ʻau no ka ʻe-ha o ke po-ʻo?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at a pharmacy in Hawaiʻi

   Grammar Note

   "lāʻau lapaʻau" means "medicine": lāʻau = plant/wood, lapaʻau = healing. Pain is ʻeha with the ʻokina

2. Makemake au i lāʻau lapaʻau no ka ʻōpū

   Ma-ke-ma-ke au i lā-ʻau la-pa-ʻau no ka ʻō-pū

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "makemake" means "to want/desire". Belly is ʻōpū with the ʻokina; without it, ōpū is a different word meaning "clump/cluster"

3. Makemake au i lāʻau lapaʻau no ka palahī

   Ma-ke-ma-ke au i lā-ʻau la-pa-ʻau no ka pa-la-hī

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   Diarrhea is palahī; hī is also used

4. He wela koʻu kino

   He we-la ko-ʻu ki-no

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "He wela koʻu kino" = "my body is hot" — the Hawaiian way to say I have a fever

5. Ua loaʻa wau i ka pāheu.

   U-a lo-a-ʻa wau i ka pā-heu.

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   pāheu means "allergy"

6. Makemake au i wahī ʻeha

   Ma-ke-ma-ke au i wa-hī ʻe-ha

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   Bandage is wahī ʻeha; the verb "to bandage" is wahī. English "band-aid" is also commonly used in Hawaiʻi

7. Makemake au i lāʻau pale makika

   Ma-ke-ma-ke au i lā-ʻau pa-le ma-ki-ka

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   English "bug spray" is also understood in Hawaiʻi

8. Makemake au i ʻaila pale lā

   Ma-ke-ma-ke au i ʻai-la pa-le lā

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Pale lā" = "sun protection". "Pale" means "to protect/guard"

9. Pehea au e ʻai ai i kēia lāʻau lapaʻau?

   Pe-he-a au e ʻai ai i kē-ia lā-ʻau la-pa-ʻau?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Pehea" is the Hawaiian question word "how". "'Ai" is used for both eating and taking medicine

10. Pono paha ke kuhikuhi lāʻau?

    Po-no pa-ha ke ku-hi-ku-hi lā-ʻau?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    kuhikuhi begins with k so the article is ke (KEAO rule). The prescribed drug itself is lāʻau kuhikuhi

11. Ka wahī ʻeha

    Bandage

    Usage

    To ask for a bandage at a pharmacy

12. Makemake au i lāʻau hoʻonahā

    Ma-ke-ma-ke au i lā-ʻau ho-ʻo-na-hā

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Ask for a laxative at a pharmacy

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