Body Parts

1. หัว

   Hǔa

   Head

   Usage

   Show this at a clinic and point to your own head. "Puat hua" means headache

2. ผม

   Phǒm

   Hair

   Usage

   Used at a salon or barber. The same spelling is also the male pronoun "I", so point at your hair while showing it

3. หน้า

   Nâ

   Face

   Usage

   Use it to mark the treatment area at a spa or massage shop, or to show where a skin problem is

4. ตา

   Ta

   Eye

   Usage

   Point to it when your eye hurts, is red, or when you need eye drops

5. หู

   Hǔ

   Ear

   Usage

   Use it for ear trouble after a flight or a dive

6. จมูก

   Chàmùk

   Nose

   Usage

   Point to it at a pharmacy for a blocked nose or a nosebleed

7. ปาก

   Pàk

   Mouth

   Usage

   Use it for mouth ulcers or pain inside the mouth

8. ฟัน

   Fan

   Tooth

   Usage

   Show it at the dentist while pointing at the tooth that hurts. A dentist is "thantaphaet"

9. ลิ้น

   Lín

   Tongue

   Usage

   Use it when spicy food has burnt your tongue, or for a sore on the tongue

10. คอ

    Kho

    Neck

    Usage

    Point to it at a massage shop for a stiff or cricked neck. The throat itself is "lam kho"

11. ลำคอ

    Lam kho

    Throat

    Usage

    Use it at a pharmacy or clinic for a sore throat. "Chep kho" means my throat hurts

12. ไหล่

    Lài

    Shoulder

    Usage

    Point to it to ask a masseur to focus there

13. แขน

    Khǎen

    Arm

    Usage

    Use it to show where you were hurt in a fall or a motorbike accident

14. ข้อศอก

    Khô sòk

    Elbow

    Usage

    A common place for road rash — point to it when a doctor examines you after a motorbike spill

15. มือ

    Mue

    Hand

    Usage

    Use it to show an injury or the area to be treated at a nail salon

16. นิ้ว

    Nío

    Finger

    Usage

    Point to it for a finger injury or a ring size. Toes are "nio thao"

17. เล็บ

    Lép

    Nail

    Usage

    Use it at a nail salon, or to show a problem such as an ingrown nail

18. หน้าอก

    Nâ òk

    Chest

    Usage

    Point to it for chest pain or tightness. This is urgent — show it early

19. ท้อง

    Thóng

    Stomach / Belly

    Usage

    The key word for food poisoning or a stomach ache. "Puat thong" is stomach pain, "thong sia" is diarrhoea

20. หลัง

    Lǎng

    Back

    Usage

    Use it to direct a massage or to show where your back pain is

21. เอว

    Eo

    Waist / Lower back

    Usage

    Use it to point at your lower back, or to talk about the waist size of clothing

22. ก้น

    Kôn

    Buttocks

    Usage

    Use it for an injection site or soreness after a long bus ride. Showing the screen is more discreet than saying it aloud

23. ขา

    Khǎ

    Leg

    Usage

    Point to it to show an injury or the area for a massage

24. เข่า

    Khào

    Knee

    Usage

    Use it when your knee hurts from kneeling at a temple or long travel, or to show a fall injury

25. เท้า

    Tháo

    Foot

    Usage

    Use it to book a foot massage or to show a blister or injury

26. ข้อเท้า

    Khô tháo

    Ankle

    Usage

    Point to it for a sprain. "Kho thao phlaeng" means a sprained ankle

27. ผิวหนัง

    Phǐo nǎng

    Skin

    Usage

    Use it at a pharmacy for insect bites, sunburn, or a rash

28. กระดูก

    Kràdùk

    Bone

    Usage

    Use it when you think something is broken. "Kraduk hak" means a fracture

29. เลือด

    Lûeat

    Blood

    Usage

    Use it for bleeding or a blood test. "Lueat ok" means it is bleeding

30. หัวใจ

    Hǔa chai

    Heart

    Usage

    Use it for a heart condition or palpitations. "Rok hua chai" is heart disease

31. กระเพาะอาหาร

    Kràpháo ahǎn

    Stomach (organ)

    Usage

    Use it to ask for stomach medicine or to describe a stomach condition. For general belly pain use "thong"

32. ลำไส้

    Lam sâi

    Intestines

    Usage

    Use it with a doctor for lasting diarrhoea or abdominal trouble

33. ปอด

    Pòt

    Lung

    Usage

    Use it for a cough, shortness of breath, or asthma

34. ตับ

    Tàp

    Liver

    Usage

    Use it when telling a doctor about a liver condition or your medication

35. ไต

    Tai

    Kidney

    Usage

    Use it for a kidney condition or pain in the side of your back

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