Learn some key phrases that will get you the medical treatment that you need
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Hello and welcome to Thai Survival Phrases brought to you by ThaiPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Thailand. You will be surprised at how far a little Thai will go. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by ThaiPod101.com. There, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Lesson focus |
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| In today's lesson, we'll introduce you to some of the phrases useful in the case you need medical assistance. When traveling, sometimes the body takes a little time to adjust and the immune system is no different. So, today, we'll go over some phrases that will help get you to the location where you can get medical assistance. We'll start with the phrase "Please take me to the hospital." |
| In Thai, "Please take me to the hospital" is chûuai phaa bpai roong-phá-yaa-baan dûuai. |
| chûuai phaa bpai roong-phá-yaa-baan dûuai |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: chûuai phaa bpai roong-phá-yaa-baan dûuai. |
| Now, let’s hear it once again, chûuai phaa bpai roong-phá-yaa-baan dûuai. |
| Even though it is not necessary, but you might like to add khâ or khráp at the end of the phrase to make it more polite. Therefore, women say chûuai phaa bpai roong-phá-yaa-baan dûuai khâ. |
| chûuai phaa bpai roong-phá-yaa-baan dûuai khâ |
| And men say, chûuai phaa bpai roong-phá-yaa-baan dûuai khráp. |
| chûuai phaa bpai roong-phá-yaa-baan dûuai khráp |
| The first word, chûuai means "help" followed by phaa which means "take." The third word bpai means "go" while roong-phá-yaa-baan means "hospital." |
| The next word, dûuai means "altogether," but in this case, it’s added to make this phrase smoother. Khâ or khráp is added to make this phrase more polite. Therefore, chûuai phaa bpai roong-phá-yaa-baan dûuai khâ and chûuai phaa bpai roong-phá-yaa-baan dûuai khráp mean "Please take me to the hospital." |
| If things aren't too bad, perhaps you only need to get some general medicine such as a painkiller, you can do so. In Thai, "Do you have some painkiller?" is mii yaa-gâae-bpùuat mǎi. |
| mii yaa-gâae-bpùuat mǎi |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: mii yaa-gâae-bpùuat mǎi. |
| Now, let’s hear it once again, mii yaa-gâae-bpùuat mǎi. |
| You may wanted to sound polite by adding khá or khráp at the end of the phrase. |
| Therefore, women say mii yaa-gâae-bpùuat mǎi khá. |
| mii yaa-gâae-bpùuat mǎi khá |
| And men say mii yaa-gâae-bpùuat mǎi khráp. |
| mii yaa-gâae-bpùuat mǎi khráp |
| The first word, mii, means "have," followed by yaa-gâae-bpùuat which means "painkiller." |
| The next word, mǎi indicates that this phrase is a question while khá and khráp is added to make this phrase more polite. |
| Therefore, mii yaa-gâae-bpùuat mǎi khá and mii yaa-gâae-bpùuat mǎi khráp is equivalent to the English phrase "Do you have some painkillers?" |
| And just for insurance purposes, we should cover this phrase "Please call an ambulance" which in Thai is chûuai rîiak rót-phá-yaa-baan dûuai. |
| chûuai rîiak rót-phá-yaa-baan dûuai |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: chûuai rîiak rót-phá-yaa-baan dûuai. |
| Now, let’s hear it once again, chûuai rîiak rót-phá-yaa-baan dûuai. |
| You may wanna add khá and khráp at the end of the phrase to make it more polite. |
| Therefore, women say chûuai rîiak rót-phá-yaa-baan dûuai khá. |
| chûuai rîiak rót-phá-yaa-baan dûuai khá |
| And men say chûuai rîiak rót-phá-yaa-baan dûuai khráp. |
| chûuai rîiak rót-phá-yaa-baan dûuai khráp |
| The first word, chûuai, means "help," followed by rîiak, which means "call for." |
| The next word, rót-phá-yaa-baan which means "ambulance." The word dûuai is added to make this phrase smoother as well as khâ and khráp which are added to make this phrase more polite. Therefore, chûuai rîiak rót-phá-yaa-baan dûuai khâ and chûuai rîiak rót-phá-yaa-baan dûuai khráp are equivalent to the English phrase, "Please call an ambulance." |
| You can call for help with ambulance from 191 or a police station in Thailand. However, it is also very common that Thai people around you might stick you in a taxi and send you to the nearest hospital for emergency help, instead, so, be prepared for that too. |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out today's lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you are responsible of saying it aloud. You will have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so chôok-dii khâ, that means "good luck" in Thai. |
| Remember, khâ is for women and khráp is for men. |
| Ok, here we go! |
| “Please take me to the hospital.” (for women) - chûuai phaa bpai roong-phá-yaa-baan dûuai khâ |
| chûuai phaa bpai roong-phá-yaa-baan dûuai khâ |
| chûuai phaa bpai roong-phá-yaa-baan dûuai khâ |
| “Please take me to the hospital.” (for men) - chûuai phaa bpai roong-phá-yaa-baan dûuai khráp |
| chûuai phaa bpai roong-phá-yaa-baan dûuai khráp |
| chûuai phaa bpai roong-phá-yaa-baan dûuai khráp |
| “Do you have some painkiller?” (for women) - mii yaa-gâae-bpùuat mǎi khá |
| mii yaa-gâae-bpùuat mǎi khá |
| mii yaa-gâae-bpùuat mǎi khá |
| “Do you have some painkiller?” (for men) - mii yaa-gâae-bpùuat mǎi khráp |
| mii yaa-gâae-bpùuat mǎi khráp |
| mii yaa-gâae-bpùuat mǎi khráp |
| “Please call an ambulance.” (for women) - chûuai rîiak rót-phá-yaa-baan dûuai khâ |
| chûuai rîiak rót-phá-yaa-baan dûuai khâ |
| chûuai rîiak rót-phá-yaa-baan dûuai khâ |
| “Please call an ambulance.” (for men) - chûuai rîiak rót-phá-yaa-baan dûuai khráp |
| chûuai rîiak rót-phá-yaa-baan dûuai khráp |
| chûuai rîiak rót-phá-yaa-baan dûuai khráp |
| All right. That’s going to do it for today. Remember to stop by ThaiPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
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