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Elder Care
Words for looking after older people, for talking with family and caregivers.
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| Thai | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| คนแก่ | khon gɛ̀ɛkʰon kɛ̀ː | old person | |
| ผู้ดูแล | phûu duu-lɛɛpʰûː duː.lɛː | caregiver | |
| บ้านพักคนชรา | bâan-phák khon-chá-raabâːn.pʰák kʰon.tɕʰá.raː | nursing home | |
| ไม้เท้า | máai-tháaomáːj.tʰáːw | cane; walking stick | |
| ผ้าอ้อมผู้ใหญ่ | phâa-ɔ̂ɔm phûu-yàipʰâː.ʔɔ̂ːm pʰûː.jàj | adult diaper | |
| หูตึง | hǔu dtʉnghǔː tɯŋ | hard of hearing | |
| สายตายาว | sǎai-dtaa yaaosǎːj.taː jaːw | farsighted | |
| ความจำไม่ดี | khwaam-jam mâi diikʰwaːm.tɕam mâj diː | forgetful; to have a poor memory | |
| สมองเสื่อม | sà-mɔ̌ɔng sʉ̀amsà.mɔ̌ːŋ sɯ̀am | dementia | |
| อัลไซเมอร์ | an-sai-mə̂əʔan.saj.mɤ̂ː | Alzheimer's disease | |
| พยุง | phá-yungpʰá.juŋ | to support (someone's body) | |
| ป้อนข้าว | pɔ̂ɔn khâaopɔ̂ːn kʰâːw | to feed (someone) | |
| อาบน้ำให้ | àap-náam hâiʔàːp.náːm hâj | to bathe someone | |
| นอนติดเตียง | nɔɔn dtìt dtiangnɔːn tìt tiaŋ | bedridden | |
| กายภาพบำบัด | gaai-yá-phâap bam-bàtkaːj.já.pʰâːp bam.bàt | physical therapy | |
| ยาประจำตัว | yaa prà-jam-dtuajaː prà.tɕam.tua | regular medication | |
| โรคประจำตัว | rôok prà-jam-dtuarôːk prà.tɕam.tua | chronic illness | |
| บำนาญ | bam-naanbam.naːn | pension | |
| อายุยืน | aa-yú yʉʉnʔaː.jú jɯːn | to live long; long-lived |
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