Locating the Nearest Pharmacy

You need medicine and ask a shopkeeper where the nearest pharmacy is.

You
Disculpe, ¿hay una farmacia cerca de aquí?
dees-KOOL-peh, eye OO-nah fahr-MAH-see-ah SEHR-kah deh ah-KEE?
Excuse me, is there a pharmacy near here?
Pharmacies in Latin America often sell medications over the counter that would require a prescription elsewhere.
Clerk
Sí, hay una a dos cuadras, en la esquina.
SEE, eye OO-nah ah dohs KWAH-drahs, ehn lah ehs-KEE-nah.
Yes, there's one two blocks away, on the corner.
You
¿A dos cuadras en la esquina? ¿A la derecha o a la izquierda?
ah dohs KWAH-drahs ehn lah ehs-KEE-nah? ah lah deh-REH-chah oh ah lah ees-kee-EHR-dah?
Two blocks on the corner? To the right or to the left?
Clerk
A la derecha. Tiene un letrero verde grande. No se puede perder.
ah lah deh-REH-chah. tee-EH-neh oon leh-TREH-roh VEHR-deh GRAHN-deh. noh seh PWEH-deh pehr-DEHR.
To the right. It has a big green sign. You can't miss it.
Look for the green cross symbol — it's the universal sign for pharmacies throughout Latin America.