Body and health คลื่นไส้ klûuen-sâi
to feel sick, nauseous; nausea verb
- klûuen falling
- sâi falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Parts: คลื่นklûuen wave ไส้sâi gut, intestines
How to use it
คลื่นไส้klûuen-sâi, literally "waves in the gut", is the queasy feeling before you're sick. Motion sickness is เมารถmao rót, "drunk from the car", or เมาเรือmao-ruea on a boat, and pharmacies sell travel-sickness pills as ยาแก้เมารถyaa gâe mao rót.
In casual talk, to throw up is อ้วกûak; อาเจียนaa-jian is the word for the doctor.
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:
- khluen sai
- kluen sai
- klun sai
- kleun sai
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