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Hospitals & Pharmacies
Words for hospital reception, doctor visits, and pharmacies, plus common symptoms. Even at international hospitals, you may hear Thai at reception or when medicine is explained.
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| Thai | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ทำฟัน | tham fantʰam fan | to have dental work done; to go to the dentist | |
| หมอฟัน | mɔ̌ɔ-fanmɔ̌ː.fan | dentist | |
| เภสัชกร | phee-sàt-chá-gɔɔnpʰeː.sàt.tɕʰá.kɔːn | pharmacist | |
| แผนกต้อนรับ | phà-nɛ̀ɛk dtɔ̂ɔn-ráppʰà.nɛ̀ːk tɔ̂ːn.ráp | reception desk | |
| ทำบัตร | tham bàttʰam bàt | to get a patient card (on a first visit) | |
| บัตรผู้ป่วย | bàt phûu-pùaibàt pʰûː.pùaj | patient card | |
| นัดหมอ | nát mɔ̌ɔnát mɔ̌ː | to make a doctor's appointment | |
| ตรวจสุขภาพ | dtrùat sùk-khà-phâaptrùat sùk.kʰà.pʰâːp | health checkup | |
| ตรวจเลือด | dtrùat lʉ̂attrùat lɯ̂at | blood test | |
| วัดความดัน | wát khwaam-danwát kʰwaːm.dan | to take one's blood pressure | |
| วัดไข้ | wát khâiwát kʰâj | to take one's temperature | |
| เอกซเรย์ | èk-sà-reeʔèk.sà.reː | X-ray | |
| นอนโรงพยาบาล | nɔɔn roong-phá-yaa-baannɔːn roːŋ.pʰá.jaː.baːn | to be hospitalized | |
| ห้องฉุกเฉิน | hɔ̂ng chùk-chə̌ənhɔ̂ŋ tɕʰùk.tɕʰɤ̌ːn | emergency room (ER) | |
| รถพยาบาล | rót phá-yaa-baanrót pʰá.jaː.baːn | ambulance | |
| ใบรับรองแพทย์ | bai ráp-rɔɔng phɛ̂ɛtbaj ráp.rɔːŋ pʰɛ̂ːt | medical certificate | |
| ประกันสุขภาพ | prà-gan sùk-khà-phâapprà.kan sùk.kʰà.pʰâːp | health insurance | |
| เบิกประกัน | bə̀ək prà-ganbɤ̀ːk prà.kan | to claim on insurance; to pay with insurance | |
| ค่ารักษา | khâa rák-sǎakʰâː rák.sǎː | medical fee | |
| ท้องผูก | thɔ́ɔng phùuktʰɔ́ːŋ pʰùːk | constipation; constipated | |
| อาเจียน | aa-jianʔaː.tɕian | to vomit | |
| บวม | buambuam | swollen; to swell | |
| อักเสบ | àk-sèepʔàk.sèːp | inflamed | |
| ติดเชื้อ | dtìt chʉ́atìt tɕʰɯ́a | to get infected; infection | |
| ไข้เลือดออก | khâi-lʉ̂at-ɔ̀ɔkkʰâj.lɯ̂at.ʔɔ̀ːk | dengue fever | |
| อาหารเป็นพิษ | aa-hǎan pen phítʔaː.hǎːn pen pʰít | food poisoning | |
| ไข้หวัดใหญ่ | khâi-wàt-yàikʰâj.wàt.jàj | influenza; the flu | |
| ยาแก้ปวด | yaa gɛ̂ɛ pùatjaː kɛ̂ː pùat | painkiller | |
| ยาลดไข้ | yaa lót khâijaː lót kʰâj | fever reducer | |
| ยาแก้ไอ | yaa gɛ̂ɛ aijaː kɛ̂ː ʔaj | cough medicine | |
| ยาแก้แพ้ | yaa gɛ̂ɛ phɛ́ɛjaː kɛ̂ː pʰɛ́ː | allergy medicine | |
| ยาฆ่าเชื้อ | yaa khâa chʉ́ajaː kʰâː tɕʰɯ́a | antibiotic; disinfectant | |
| ยาทา | yaa-thaajaː.tʰaː | ointment; topical medicine | |
| ยาหยอดตา | yaa yɔ̀ɔt dtaajaː jɔ̀ːt taː | eye drops | |
| ผงเกลือแร่ | phǒng glʉa-rɛ̂ɛpʰǒŋ klɯa.rɛ̂ː | oral rehydration salts (ORS) | |
| ก่อนอาหาร | gɔ̀ɔn aa-hǎankɔ̀ːn ʔaː.hǎːn | before meals | |
| ครั้งละ | khráng-lákʰráŋ.lá | per dose; each time | |
| วันละ | wan-láwan.lá | per day | |
| ใบสั่งยา | bai sàng yaabaj sàŋ jaː | prescription | |
| ทำแผล | tham phlɛ̌ɛtʰam pʰlɛ̌ː | to dress a wound | |
| เย็บแผล | yép phlɛ̌ɛjép pʰlɛ̌ː | to stitch a wound | |
| กระดูกหัก | grà-dùuk hàkkrà.dùːk hàk | broken bone; to break a bone | |
| ข้อเท้าแพลง | khɔ̂ɔ-tháao phlɛɛngkʰɔ̂ː.tʰáːw pʰlɛːŋ | to sprain one's ankle |
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