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How to say medicine
in Thai
ยา
yaa
medicine · drug, pill
yaa mid
ยา + แก้ + problem: ยาแก้ปวด painkiller, ยาแก้ไอ cough medicine, ยาแก้แพ้ antihistamine. You 'eat' medicine: กินยา.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Classifier
- เม็ด
- Remember it
- YAH, take your medicine!
In a sentence
- ยาแก้ปวดyaa gâe bpùatpainkiller
The culture behind it
CULTURE
The pharmacist is your first doctor
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
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Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches ยา 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.
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