chemist/pharmacy – la farmacia

To remember that chemist/pharmacy is pronounced far-ma-thyah (farmacia) in European Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

Go to the chemist, a farmer who is a pharmacist will give you something for the ankle (farmacia) pain.

Go to the chemist, a farmer will give you something for the ankle (farmacia) pain

Farmacia is feminine, so it's la farmacia. Imagine a chemist/pharmacy for ladies only.

Farmacia is feminine, so it's farmacia. Imagine a chemist/pharmacy for ladies only.