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"Drugstore" is a noun which is often translated as "la farmacia", and "chemist's" is a noun which is also often translated as "la farmacia". Learn more about the difference between "drugstore" and "chemist's" below.
drugstore(
druhg
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stor
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la farmacia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I am going to the drugstore to pick up my medication.Voy a la farmacia a recoger mis medicamentos.
b. la droguería (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You can buy your foundation at the drugstore on the corner.Puedes comprarte el maquillaje en la droguería de la esquina.
c. la botica (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
After studying pharmacology, he got a job in a drugstore.Después de estudiar la farmacología, consiguió un trabajo en una botica.
chemist's(
keh
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mihsts
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la farmacia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I'm going to pop down to the chemist's to pick you up some medicine.Voy a bajar a la farmacia a buscarte medicina.
