Italian for English speakers Hospital · Lesson 2

Taking medicine

Medication frequency in Italian — Due volte al giorno: al mattino e alla sera (twice a day: morning and evening) — for dosage.

Conversation

  1. Honey Honey

    Quante volte al giorno devo prendere la medicina?

    How many times per day do I have to take the medicine?

    Tip: The word "tempo" means "time" only when talking about hours, days or years. <Una volta> = once <Due volte> = twice

  2. Bolin Bolin

    Due volte al giorno: mattina e sera

    Twice a day: in the morning and in the evening

  3. Honey Honey

    Prima o dopo i pasti?

    Before or after meals?

  4. Bolin Bolin

    Prima. Sempre a stomaco vuoto

    Before. Always on an empty stomach

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you ask 'how many times ...?' in Italian?

Quante volte al giorno? = 'how many times a day?'. Ogni quanto? = 'how often?'.

What is la medicina?

'Medicine'. Prendere la medicina = take the medicine. La pillola = the pill. Le medicine (plural) = the medications.

Devo prendere?

'I have to take'. Dovere + infinitive = 'must / have to'. Quante volte devo prendere = 'how many times do I have to take?'.

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