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How to say to have acupuncture
in Thai
ฝังเข็ม
fǎng-kěm
to have acupuncture
fǎng risingkěm rising
ฝัง 'bury, insert' + เข็ม 'needle'. Offered at many Thai hospitals.
- Part of speech
- verb
In a sentence
- ไปฝังเข็มbpai fǎng-kěmto go for acupuncture
From the same situation: Mind, body, Thai medicine
- สุขภาพจิตmental health
- จิตแพทย์psychiatrist
- นักจิตวิทยาpsychologist, counsellor
- ซึมเศร้าdepressed
- โรคซึมเศร้าdepression (illness)
- เศร้าsad
- วิตกกังวลanxious (formal)
- กังวลworried
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