Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Painkiller” in Vietnamese
“Painkiller” in Vietnamese is
Thuốc giảm đau
Hear it in both accents
Vietnamese sounds noticeably different north to south. Both are recorded so you can match wherever you are.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Used in a sentence
Cho tôi một vỉ thuốc giảm đau được không?
Can I have a blister pack of painkillers, please?
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: thuốc (medicine) + giảm (reduce) + đau (pain)
When you would use it
This line comes from the Pharmacy First Aid situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Thuốc sát trùngAntiseptic
- Băng cá nhânBandage / Plaster
- Em có cần mua thêm thuốc giảm đau không?Do you need to buy any painkillers too?
- Chào em, em cần mua thuốc gì?Hello, what medicine do you need to buy?
- Đây là băng và thuốc. Em bị thương ở đâu?Here are the bandages and medicine. Where are you hurt?
- Tôi bị đứt tay.I cut my hand.