{"id":93,"date":"2010-09-11T15:53:24","date_gmt":"2010-09-11T15:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/?p=93"},"modified":"2014-08-27T13:51:09","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T13:51:09","slug":"useful-thai-for-the-pharmacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/useful-thai-for-the-pharmacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Useful Thai for the Pharmacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most pharmacists in Thailand speak enough English that you&#8217;ll never need to learn any Thai to get what you want. If they don\u2019t understand, try saying what you want using <strong>\u0e17\u0e31\u0e1e\u0e28\u0e31\u0e1e\u0e17\u0e4c<\/strong>, intentionally mispronouncing the medicine name with a strong Thai accent. Or just print this out for them to read it.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, if you wanted the easy way out, you wouldn&#8217;t be reading this blog. So I&#8217;ll give you a list of the most likely needed items and how to say them in Thai. Besides, they&#8217;ll come in handy after your first motorcycle accident (or whatever).<\/p>\n<p>Justs one note before we get started, I&#8217;d like to point out the word for tampon. The actual word is <strong>\u0e1c\u0e49\u0e32\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e32\u0e21\u0e31\u0e22<\/strong>, but many girls too embarrassed to say it will instead say &#8216;a loaf of bread&#8217;, <strong>\u0e02\u0e19\u0e21\u0e1b\u0e31\u0e07<\/strong>. Now you know why your girl makes emergency runs to 7-11 occasionally for bread . . .<\/p>\n<p>\u0e22\u0e32 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 medicine, drug<\/p>\n<p>\u0e23\u0e49\u0e32\u0e19\u0e02\u0e32\u0e22\u0e22\u0e32\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 pharmacy<\/p>\n<p>\u0e41\u0e2d\u0e25\u0e01\u0e2d\u0e2e\u0e2d\u0e25\u0e4c \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0rubbing alcohol<\/p>\n<p>\u0e04\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e40\u0e17\u0e34\u0e19 \u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e25\u0e28\u0e4c \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 cotton balls<\/p>\n<p>\u0e22\u0e32\u0e06\u0e48\u0e32\u0e40\u0e0a\u0e37\u0e49\u0e2d \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0antiseptic<\/p>\n<p>\u0e22\u0e32\u0e1b\u0e27\u0e14\u0e2b\u0e31\u0e27 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0headache medicine<\/p>\n<p>\u0e22\u0e32\u0e17\u0e32 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0ointment<\/p>\n<p>\u0e22\u0e32\u0e17\u0e32\u0e01\u0e31\u0e19\u0e41\u0e14\u0e14 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 sun block lotion<\/p>\n<p>\u0e1c\u0e49\u0e32\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e32\u0e21\u0e31\u0e22 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0tampon<\/p>\n<p>\u0e02\u0e19\u0e21\u0e1b\u0e31\u0e07 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 bread (in this case, tampon)<\/p>\n<p>\u0e44\u0e2d\u0e42\u0e2d\u0e14\u0e35\u0e19 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 iodine<\/p>\n<p>\u0e40\u0e02\u0e47\u0e21 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 needle<\/p>\n<p>\u0e1b\u0e32\u0e01\u0e04\u0e35\u0e1a \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 tweezers<\/p>\n<p>There are other items you made need, but best bought in a grocery store for better selection and price. Don&#8217;t count on anyone speaking English. You&#8217;ll find most of these items grouped together, so shouldn&#8217;t be hard to find unless you\u2019re out in the middle of Nakorn Nowhere . . . and that\u2019s when this list becomes very useful.<\/p>\n<p>\u0e14\u0e35\u0e42\u0e2d\u0e40\u0e14\u0e2d\u0e41\u0e23\u0e19\u0e17\u0e4c \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 deodorant<\/p>\n<p>\u0e25\u0e34\u0e2a\u0e40\u0e15\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e35\u0e19 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0mouthwash (Listerine)<\/p>\n<p>\u0e2a\u0e1a\u0e39\u0e48 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0soap<\/p>\n<p>\u0e22\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e35\u0e1f\u0e31\u0e19 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0toothpaste<\/p>\n<p>\u0e41\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e07\u0e2a\u0e35\u0e1f\u0e31\u0e19 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 toothbrush<\/p>\n<p>\u0e44\u0e1f\u0e41\u0e0a\u0e47\u0e01 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0lighter<\/p>\n<p>\u0e41\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e07\u0e1c\u0e21 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0hair brush<\/p>\n<p>\u0e22\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e23\u0e30\u0e1c\u0e21 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0shampoo<\/p>\n<p>\u0e17\u0e34\u0e0a\u0e0a\u0e39\u0e48 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 tissue<\/p>\n<p>\u0e01\u0e23\u0e30\u0e14\u0e32\u0e29\u0e0a\u0e33\u0e23\u0e30 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0toilet paper<\/p>\n<p>\u0e40\u0e04\u0e23\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e40\u0e2a\u0e23\u0e34\u0e21\u0e2a\u0e27\u0e22 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 toiletries<\/p>\n<p>\u0e04\u0e23\u0e35\u0e21\u0e42\u0e01\u0e19\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e27\u0e14 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 shaving cream<\/p>\n<p>\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e42\u0e01\u0e19\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e27\u0e14\u0e44\u0e1f\u0e1f\u0e49\u0e32 \u00a0 electric shaver<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most pharmacists in Thailand speak enough English that you&#8217;ll never need to learn any Thai to get what you want. If they don\u2019t understand, try saying what you want using \u0e17\u0e31\u0e1e\u0e28\u0e31\u0e1e\u0e17\u0e4c, intentionally mispronouncing the medicine name with a strong Thai accent. Or just print this out for them to read it. Anyway, if you wanted&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/useful-thai-for-the-pharmacy\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[10208,10341],"tags":[11275],"class_list":["post-93","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-beginner","category-intermediate","tag-thai-language-pharmacy-medicine-store"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1925,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93\/revisions\/1925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}