How to Say ‘Do I need a prescription?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Necesito receta?
neh-seh-SEE-toh reh-THEH-tah
[neh-seh-SEE-toh reh-THEH-tah]
💬 Usage Tip: No word for "a" is needed here: ¿Necesito receta?, not una receta. Spanish often drops it after verbs like need or have.
Phrase Breakdown
Necesito
[neh-seh-SEE-toh]
I need
Used to express necessity or obligation.
Debido a mi situación actual, necesito abortar lo más pronto posible.
Due to my current situation, I need to have an abortion as soon as possible.
receta
[reh-THEH-tah]
prescription
A doctor's written order for medicine; also means recipe.
El médico me dio una receta.
The doctor gave me a prescription.
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