Body and health เม็ด mét
pill, tablet; counting word for pills noun
- mét high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
It's also the counting word for pills: ครั้งละสองเม็ดkráng lá sǎwng mét is two pills each time.
Taught in Unit 16 · Lesson 2: Medicine and the doctor of the free course.
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เม็ดmét is also the counting word for anything small and round: pills, seeds, beads, and the chillies a som tam cook asks about, พริกกี่เม็ดprík gìi mét ("how many chillies?").
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:
- med
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