Body and healthPeriod (menstruation) in Thai
“Period (menstruation)” in Thai is ประจำเดือนbprà-jam-duean; you'll also hear เมนส์men (everyday).
period, menstruation noun
- bprà low
- jam mid
- duean mid
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
period (everyday, from English) noun
- men mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
How to use it
ประจำเดือนbprà-jam-duean, "the regular monthly thing", is the standard word, the one a doctor uses. Between friends, women usually say เมนส์men, borrowed from English: เป็นเมนส์bpen men is to be on your period, and เมนส์มาmen maa means it has started.
Sanitary pads are ผ้าอนามัยpâa-à-naa-mai, sold at every 7-Eleven, and pharmacies sell painkillers for cramps.
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:
- pracham duean
- prajam duan
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