Jingjok
Three numbers to save today
chùk-chǒen
Thailand uses separate emergency numbers, so save them now. 1669 is the national ambulance service, free of charge. 191 is the police. 1155 is the tourist police, who answer in English around the clock and help with theft, scams and lost passports. Fire is 199. Operators on 1669 and 191 may only speak Thai, so learn the key lines: ช่วยด้วย 'help!', มีคนเจ็บ 'someone is hurt', and where you are, best given as a landmark plus a soi number. Big private hospitals also run their own ambulances. The emergency room is ห้องฉุกเฉิน, usually signed ER as well.
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The words that carry it
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Your first 90 days of Thai
Culture cards in Jingjok are tied to the words that carry them, each ending in one thing to try today.
- 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.