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How to say I have a fever
in Thai
เป็นไข้
bpen kâi
I have a fever
Add ครับ (kráp) if you are a man or ค่ะ (kâ) if you are a woman. It makes the sentence polite, and Thais always use it.
- Where
- clinic
- Register
- polite
What they will say back
- เป็นมากี่วันแล้วคะbpen maa gìi wan láeo káHow many days have you had it?
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Mosquitoes, dengue and the repellent habit
Words inside it
From the same situation: Health and pharmacy
- ปวดto ache
- เจ็บto hurt (sharp pain)
- หัวhead
- ปวดหัวto have a headache
- ท้องstomach, belly
- ปวดท้องto have a stomach ache
- ท้องเสียto have diarrhoea
- ไข้fever
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