Learning how to express "pain" in



Thai can be quite useful when you

need to tell someone which part

of your body is in pain (i.e. to a

doctor when you're in the clinic

or hospital).

It can be quite handy too when you need

to create an excuse or reason to

explain that you have certain "pain"

(e.g. headache).

Well, there are basically two Thai words that

describe pain in Thai. The first one

is the Thai verb, poo-what (???) which means

pain, ache, sore or hurt. and the second one

is the Thai verb Jep (????)

which also means pain, sore or hurt.

Using poo-what (???) to express pain

Let's learn how to use the poo-what (???)

to express which part of your

body hurt or ache. By the way,

please remember to practice the writing

Thai script below on a piece of paper. :-)

Using poo-what is really

simple. Just put it right after a pronoun

and place the body part (noun) right

after the Thai verb poo-what.

Here are some simple examples on how

to use the Thai verb poo-what (???) to

express pain:

?? ??? ???

Chan poo-what huaa.

I (feminine) have headache.

?? ??? ???

Pom poo-what khaaen.

My arm hurts.

?? ??? ??

Pom poo-what dtaa

My eye hurts.

Notice the sentence structure in the 1st example.

Huaa actually means head. Literally translated

the sentence would mean "Me pain head" which

also means "My head hurts".

The 2nd and 3rd examples are quite simple.

I merely just changed the last word (body part) so that

you can understand how easy it is to express

pain using poo-what.

Simple, right? Okay, now it's your turn

to create a simple Thai sentence to express

that your nose hurt. You can use the

Thai word ja muuk (????) which means nose.

?? ??? ??

Pom poo-what ja_muuk

My nose hurts.

Using Jep (????) to express pain

Okay, now it's time to create longer

and more interesting Thai sentence to express

pain in Thai. Let's use the Thai verb jeb (????):

?? ????

Pom jeb.

I'm hurt

????????? ???? ??? ?? ???? ???????? ???????? ???

Mai_pen_rai... niu kong pom jep nit nawwy thao_nan khrap.

Never mind... My fingers only hurt a little.

??? ?? ??? ????? ??? ?? ??? ????

Khao dtohk jaak ban_dai lae khaa thuuk jep.

He fell from the roof and hurt his leg.

In the 2nd example, you will notice the famous

Thai phrase mai pen rai. In Thailand, you would often hear

Thai people saying "mai pen rai" which means

"It's okay, no problem. Don't worry, be happy. :-)

Niu means fingers and nit nawwy means a little.

Nit is actually a Thai adjective meaning tiny

or very small while naawy is just a word

that is used to soften the meaning

of a sentence. Thao nan means only.

In the 3rd example, dtohk means to fall and

jaak means from. Ban dai means roof in Thai.

Lae is a Thai conjunction which means "and".

Khaa means leg in Thai.

Thuu (???) is actually a Thai verb or particle

that reflects passive voice. What does

that mean? Well, let's take a look

at the following example to get a better idea:

?????? ??? ?? ??? ???? ?? ????

Mieow kong pom thuuk kha_mooy pai laeow.

My cat has been stolen.

Kha mooy means thief or burglar as a Thai noun

and "to steal, to pilfer or to buglarize" if it's a Thai verb.

Notice how thuuk (???) reflects the passive

voice in the sentence above.

Without thuuk the sentence would mean,

My cat went stealing already. :-P

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(http://mythaisensei.com/thai_phrases/learn_thai_pain.html)

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