duka la dawa
DOO-kah LAH DAH-wah
How to say it
Swahiliduka la dawaDOO-kah LAH DAH-wahsoon
Englishpharmacy, chemist's shopsoon
Frenchpharmacie
Meaning
A shop where medicines are sold, usually run by a trained pharmacist.
Good to know
Duka is a ji/ma noun: plural maduka ya dawa. The person who works there is a mfamasia.
Examples
- Nilinunua dawa ya kikohozi kwenye duka la dawa.I bought cough medicine at the pharmacy.
- Duka la dawa lililo karibu hufunguliwa saa mbili asubuhi.The nearby pharmacy opens at eight in the morning.
- Mfamasia wa duka la dawa alinishauri ninywe maji mengi.The pharmacist advised me to drink plenty of water.
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