Farmacia y coloquial: síntomas y consejos (B1)

Quiz: empareja síntoma/expresión con consejo coloquial de farmacia.

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Colloquialisms and slang At a doctor's, pharmacy Vocabulary

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tener tos mocos estar fatal mano de santo

Te duele la cabeza y dices: “Estoy fatal”. ¿Qué consejo suena más natural en España?

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Hints for this Quiz

Think of the typical “minimalist” advice in Spain: painkiller + rest.

In Spanish, “estar/encontrarse fatal” is a very common colloquial way to say you feel really bad. A simple painkiller plus some rest is a very typical piece of advice you’d get in a pharmacy in Spain.

“Mocos” = runny nose/mucus. What really helps your nose?

The phrase “tengo mocos” is a standard colloquial way in Spain to describe a runny or congested nose. A logical piece of advice is a nasal spray and saline rinses.

An idiom about a “miracle-working” effect.

“Mano de santo” in Spain is used about a remedy that works extremely well, almost “miraculously” — as if by a saint’s hand, i.e. it helps immediately/amazingly.

State/condition = usually the verb “estar” (+ adjective).

In Spanish, states/how you feel normally go with the verb “estar”: “estoy fatal”. The versions with “tener/ser” are ungrammatical here.

Remember the pattern: tener + síntoma.

The basic pattern for symptoms is “tener + síntoma”: tener tos, tener fiebre, tener gripe. “Estar con tos” exists, but the standard/learner‑friendly model is “tener”.

Look at the symptom: tos → a specific remedy for cough.

Choose the most natural option.

For cough, pharmacies usually recommend a syrup (jarabe) or lozenges (pastillas para la tos); “jarabe antitusivo” is the most natural choice here.

It’s a friendly piece of advice, not a pharmacology lecture.

This sounds friendly and colloquial: “mano de santo” is a warm, informal way to recommend something in a pharmacy, not a technical or scientific explanation.