Thai Hospital & Pharmacy Phrases for Foreigners | Symptoms, Medicine & Doctor

🏥 Learn Thai at Hospital & Pharmacy

Knowing a few Thai health-related phrases can make it easier to explain symptoms, ask for a doctor, tell medical staff about allergies, understand basic medicine instructions, and communicate at a pharmacy in Thailand.

Important: This lesson is for language learning only and is not medical advice. If someone has a serious or life-threatening emergency, contact emergency medical services immediately. In Thailand, the medical emergency number is 1669.

How to practice: Read the Thai phrase, use the pronunciation guide only as a helper, then press 🔊 Listen and repeat it aloud. In a real medical situation, short clear sentences are better than long explanations.

Polite Thai: Men commonly use ครับ (khráp). Women commonly use ค่ะ (khâ) in statements and คะ (khá) in many questions.

HEALTHCARE VOCABULARY

1. Useful Hospital & Pharmacy Words

TELLING YOUR SYMPTOMS

2. Common Symptoms

AT THE HOSPITAL

3. Seeing a Doctor

MEDICAL HISTORY

4. Allergies & Important Information

AT THE PHARMACY

5. Buying Medicine

MEDICINE INSTRUCTIONS

6. Asking How to Take Medicine

PAYMENT & APPOINTMENT

7. Payment, Insurance & Follow-up

MINI DIALOGUE

8. Short Hospital Conversation

Patient:

ผมไม่สบายครับ ปวดหัวและมีไข้ครับ

phǒm mâi sa-baai khráp, bpùat hǔa láe mii khâi khráp

I don't feel well. I have a headache and a fever.

Staff:

แพ้ยาอะไรไหมคะ

pháae yaa à-rai mái khá

Are you allergic to any medicine?

Patient:

ผมแพ้เพนิซิลลินครับ

phǒm pháae penicillin khráp

I am allergic to penicillin.

QUICK SURVIVAL SET

9. Five Phrases to Memorize First

ผมไม่สบาย / ฉันไม่สบาย
phǒm / chǎn mâi sa-baai
I don't feel well.

ปวดตรงนี้
bpùat dtrong níi
It hurts here.

ผมแพ้ยา / ฉันแพ้ยา
phǒm / chǎn pháae yaa
I am allergic to medicine.

ต้องกินยานี้ยังไง
dtâawng gin yaa níi yang-ngai
How should I take this medicine?

โรงพยาบาลอยู่ที่ไหน
roong-phá-yaa-baan yùu thîi nǎi
Where is the hospital?

Safety note: If you have a serious allergy, chronic condition, or important medication, keep the information written in Thai and English on your phone or in your wallet. Do not rely only on memory during an emergency.

FAQ

How do I say “I don’t feel well” in Thai?

Say ผมไม่สบายครับ / ฉันไม่สบายค่ะ (phǒm mâi sa-baai khráp / chǎn mâi sa-baai khâ).

How do I say “I am allergic to this medicine”?

Say ผมแพ้ยานี้ครับ / ฉันแพ้ยานี้ค่ะ — “I am allergic to this medicine.”

How do I ask how to take medicine?

Say ยานี้กินยังไงครับ / คะ (yaa níi gin yang-ngai khráp / khá), meaning “How do I take this medicine?”