Jingjok
How to say that really hurts
in Thai
เจ็บมาก
jèp mâak
that really hurts
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.
Sharp pain is never part of a good massage. Say it and the pressure changes at once.
- Where
- massage
- Register
- polite
Words inside it
From the same situation: Massage hour
- นวดแผนไทยtraditional Thai massage
- นวดคอบ่าไหล่neck-and-shoulder massage
- นวดศีรษะhead massage
- นวดอโรม่าaromatherapy massage
- ประคบสมุนไพรherbal compress
- สปาspa
- ค่านวดmassage fee
- ล้างเท้าto wash the feet
All 28 words and phrases in “Massage hour” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok drills เจ็บมาก until you can say it without thinking, then shows you where to use it today. Pick a real massage shop by its signs, read the board, order the type and the time, and steer the pressure with three words from the mat.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
- WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
The first week is free.