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A visitor with a headache receives a packet of tablets from a pharmacist.

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В аптеке в Москве

At the Pharmacy in Moscow

A headache, a visit to the pharmacy, and a few Russian words that help someone get the medicine they need.

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Yesterday I was at a pharmacy in Moscow.

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. Yesterday I was at a pharmacy in Moscow. . I felt bad. . I had a headache. (Literally: At me ached head.) , : « ». I don’t speak Russian well, but I said: “I have a headache.” . The pharmacist understood me. : « ». He showed me pills and said: “This is for headaches.” . I bought them. . I paid 200 rubles. . At home I took a pill and rested a little. . I felt better. (Literally: To me it became better.) , . I was glad that I was able to buy the necessary medicine.
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