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How to say head
in Thai
หัว
hǔa
head
hǔa rising
Also the top or end of things: หัวมุม 'street corner'. Touching an adult's head is impolite in Thailand, so a masseuse will often apologise first.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Remember it
- WHOA! Mind your head!
In a sentence
- ระวังหัวนะrá-wang hǔa náMind your head.
From the same situation: Health and pharmacy
- ปวดto ache
- เจ็บto hurt (sharp pain)
- ปวดหัวto have a headache
- ท้องstomach, belly
- ปวดท้องto have a stomach ache
- ท้องเสียto have diarrhoea
- ไข้fever
- หวัดa cold
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