Body and healthto give or have an injection verb
- chìit low
- yaa mid
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
ฉีดchìit is to inject or to spray, so an injection is ฉีดยาchìit-yaa, "inject medicine", and a vaccination ฉีดวัคซีนchìit wák-siin. Doses are counted with เข็มkěm, needle: เข็มที่สองkěm tîi sǎwng is the second dose.
Rabies, โรคพิษสุนัขบ้าrôok pít-sù-nák-bâa, is still found in Thailand: after a bite or a deep scratch from a dog, a cat or a monkey, see a doctor the same day.
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:
- chit ya
- cheet yaa
- chid ya
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