Sunburn & Heat Issues

Dealing with sunburn, heat exhaustion, or dehydration.

You
Me quemé mucho con el sol. Me arde toda la espalda.
meh keh-MEH MOO-choh kohn ehl SOHL. meh AR-deh TOH-dah lah ehs-PAHL-dah
I got really sunburned. My whole back is burning.
"Quemarse con el sol" is the standard way to say "to get sunburned" throughout Latin America.
Pharmacist
Tiene la piel muy roja. Le voy a aplicar una crema para quemaduras.
tee-EH-neh lah pee-EHL mooy ROH-hah. leh boy ah ah-plee-KAR OO-nah KREH-mah PAH-rah keh-mah-DOO-rahs
Your skin is very red. I'm going to apply a burn cream.
You
También me siento mareado y tengo mucha sed.
tahm-bee-EHN meh see-EHN-toh mah-reh-AH-doh ee TEHN-goh MOO-chah SEHD
I also feel dizzy and I'm very thirsty.
Dizziness and thirst together are classic signs of heat exhaustion — mentioning both helps the pharmacist understand the severity.
Pharmacist
Eso puede ser un golpe de calor. Tome mucha agua y quédese en la sombra.
EH-soh PWEH-deh sehr oon GOHL-peh deh kah-LOHR. TOH-meh MOO-chah AH-gwah ee KEH-deh-seh ehn lah SOHM-brah
That could be heat stroke. Drink lots of water and stay in the shade.
"Golpe de calor" (literally "hit of heat") is the term for heat stroke across Latin America.
You
¿Me recomienda algo con aloe vera?
meh reh-koh-mee-EHN-dah AHL-goh kohn AH-loh-eh BEH-rah
Can you recommend something with aloe vera?