Body and healthblood pressure; pressure noun
- kwaam mid
- dan mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
How to use it
ความดันkwaam-dan means pressure, short for ความดันโลหิตkwaam-dan loo-hìt, blood pressure. At a Thai hospital a nurse takes it before you see the doctor, วัดความดันwát kwaam-dan: this วัดwát means to measure, with the same sound and spelling as temple.
High blood pressure is ความดันสูงkwaam-dan sǔung, and someone who has it is often said to เป็นความดันbpen kwaam-dan, "be pressure".
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- khwam dan
- kwam dan
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