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How to say I'd like something for ___
in Thai
ขอยาแก้___
kǎaw yaa gâe ___
I'd like something for ___
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.
แก้ = to fix, to cure. ยาแก้ + problem names most everyday medicines.
- Where
- pharmacy
- Register
- polite
- Fill the blank with
- ปวด · ไอ · แพ้ · ท้องเสีย
What they will say back
- ปวดตรงไหนคะbpùat dtrong-nǎi káWhere does it hurt?
The culture behind it
CULTURE
The pharmacist is your first doctor
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
All 65 words and phrases in “Health and pharmacy” →
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