Jingjok
Thai phrases › Health and pharmacy
How to say unwell, sick
in Thai
ไม่สบาย
mâi-sà-baai
unwell, sick
mâi fallingsà lowbaai mid
The everyday, gentle way to say you're ill, from a cold to the flu. Literally 'not comfortable'.
- Part of speech
- adj
- Literally
- not comfortable
- Remember it
- NOT COMFY = feeling unwell.
In a sentence
- วันนี้ไม่สบายwan-níi mâi-sà-baaiI'm not well today.
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” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches ไม่สบาย with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Describe your symptoms, buy the right medicine and take it correctly, see a doctor, call for help, and get a massage you survive.
- 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.