Q ¿Qué tal la resaca?How's the hangover?
- A Fatal, no vuelvo a beber.Awful, I'm never drinking again.
- A Necesito un café y agua.I need a coffee and water.
They'll say Eso lo dices siempre.You say that every time.
Sickness & feeling hungover
How to ask for medicine in Spain
The morning after: the pharmacy, feeling awful, and how drunk you (say you) got.
Compiled by Gabriel Gilles · Updated
Short answerIn Spain, say Fatal, no vuelvo a beber.Awful, I'm never drinking again.
At the pharmacy / feeling awful (Spain)
Q Buenas, ¿me das algo para el dolor de cabeza?Hi, can you give me something for a headache?
They'll say ¿Ibuprofeno o paracetamol?Ibuprofen or paracetamol?
In Spain you ask the pharmacist directly; many meds are behind the counter.
Q Tengo el estómago fatal.My stomach is wrecked.
They'll say ¿Diarrea o náuseas?Diarrhea or nausea?
"Fatal" = terrible, extremely common in Spain.
Q Creo que me ha sentado mal algo.I think something didn't agree with me.
They'll say Toma esto y bebe mucha agua.Take this and drink plenty of water.
Q ¿Tenéis suero oral?Do you have rehydration salts?
- A Sí, en sobres.Yes, in sachets.
Q Me he quemado con el sol. ¿Tienes algo?I got sunburned. Do you have something?
They'll say Con esta crema, un par de veces al día.This cream, a couple of times a day.
Q ¿Necesito receta?Do I need a prescription?
- A No, esto es libre.No, this one's over the counter.
Q ¿Cada cuánto me lo tomo?How often do I take it?
- A Cada ocho horas, máximo.Every eight hours, maximum.
The morning after
- resacónA brutal hangover.
- bajonayoungThe comedown / feeling low after.
- empalmaryoungTo party straight through to the next day, no sleep.
- botellónyoungOutdoor group drinking in a park or plaza.
- no vuelvo a beber (en la vida)I'm never drinking again (ever) — everyone lies.
- tener el cuerpo cortadoTo feel wrecked and faintly ill — literally "a cut-up body".
- la resaca moralThe guilt hangover — last night replaying, on a loop.
- matar el gusanilloTo take the edge off — literally "to kill the little worm".