How to Say ‘I am taking a medication.’ in French
Je prends un médicament.
zhuh prohn uhn may-dee-kah-mahn
[zhuh prohn uhn may-dee-kah-mahn]
💬 Usage Tip: Natural basic sentence. In real life, French speakers often add what it is for: "Je prends un médicament pour l'estomac."
🇫🇷 In France: If you do not know the exact drug name, saying what it is for is still useful and common in France.
Phrase Breakdown
Je prends
zhuh prohn
I take / I am taking
Present tense of “prendre,” used here for taking medicine.
Je prends un café.
I’m having a coffee.
Words in this phrase
Je
[zhuh]
I
First-person pronoun used when the patient speaks about themselves.
Dans « Je prends un médicament. », « Je » montre que le patient parle de lui-même.
In “Je prends un médicament.”, “Je” shows that the patient is speaking about themselves.
prends
[prohn]
take / am taking
First-person form of “prendre,” commonly used for medication.
Le mot « prends » sert à expliquer un traitement actuel.
The word “prends” is used to explain a current treatment.
Un médicament
uhn may-dee-kah-mahn
a medicine / medication
A single medicine or drug.
J'ai besoin d'un médicament.
I need a medicine.
Words in this phrase
un
[uhn]
a / one
Masculine singular article before “médicament.”
Ici, « un » annonce un seul médicament.
Here, “un” introduces a single medication.
médicament
[may-dee-kah-mahn]
medicine / medication
A treatment or drug the patient is taking.
Dans cette phrase, « médicament » indique ce que prend le patient.
In this sentence, “médicament” indicates what the patient is taking.
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