เภสัช
pee-sàtMeanings
1NounB1
pharmacist
a pharmacist (commonly used as a short form of เภสัชกรเภสัชกรpee-sàt-chá-gɔɔnpharmacist)
Examples
อย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmdon't forget (to...)ถามtǎamถามtǎam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] ask about; consult3[to] question; interrogateเภสัชpee-sàtเภสัชpee-sàt1pharmacist2pharmaceutical science; pharmacy field3medicine; drugก่อนกินgɔ̀ɔn-ginก่อนกินgɔ̀ɔn-ginbefore eating; before mealsยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Don't forget to ask the pharmacist before taking this medicine.
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The pharmacist advised me to take this medicine immediately after meals.
พี่สาวpîi-sǎaoของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnทำงานtam-ngaanเป็นbpenเภสัชpee-sàtอยู่ที่yùu-tîiโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanประจำbprà-jamจังหวัดjang-wàt
My older sister works as a pharmacist at the provincial hospital.
เภสัชpee-sàtมีmiiบทบาทสำคัญbòt-bàat-sǎm-kanมากmâakในnaiการอธิบายgaan-à-tí-baaiผลข้างเคียงpǒn-kâang-kiiangและlɛ́ข้อห้ามkɔ̂ɔ-hâamของkɔ̌ɔngการใช้ยาgaan-chái-yaaให้hâiผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiเข้าใจkâo-jai
A pharmacist plays a very crucial role in explaining drug side effects and contraindications to patients.
2NounB1
pharmaceutical science; pharmacy field
pharmaceutical science; the field of study or profession related to preparing and using medicines, often used as a short form for a faculty or degree in pharmacy
Examples
น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiน้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)ของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)คณะká-náคณะká-ná1group; party; troupe; delegation2faculty (university division)3committee; board (as a body)4classifier: groups/delegations/troupesเภสัชpee-sàtเภสัชpee-sàt1pharmacist2pharmaceutical science; pharmacy field3medicine; drug
His younger brother wants to study at the faculty of pharmacy.
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เด็กdèkเภสัชpee-sàtต้องdtɔ̂ngเรียนriianวิชาเคมีwí-chaa-kee-miiและlɛ́ชีววิทยาchii-wá-wít-tá-yaaหนักnàkมากmâak
Pharmacy students have to study chemistry and biology very intensively.
She just graduated in pharmacy last year.
การสอบเข้าgaan-sɔ̀ɔp-kâoคณะká-náเภสัชpee-sàtจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngใช้cháiคะแนนká-nɛɛnวิชาวิทยาศาสตร์wí-chaa-wít-tá-yaa-sàatที่สูงtîi-sǔungมากmâakเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแข่งขันkɛ̀ng-kǎnกับgàpผู้สมัครpûu-sà-màkคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn
The entrance exam for the faculty of pharmacy requires very high scores in science subjects to compete with other applicants.
3NounB2
medicine; drug
medicine; drug; pharmaceutical product (formal or literary usage)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raanสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raan1ancient times; antiquity2ancient; from ancient timesหมอพื้นบ้านmɔ̌ɔ-pʉ́ʉn-bâanหมอพื้นบ้านmɔ̌ɔ-pʉ́ʉn-bâanfolk healer; traditional healerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)นำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guide3[to] lead; be aheadสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-prai1medicinal herb; medicinal plant2herbal (as a modifier)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerปรุงbprungปรุงbprung1[to] cook; prepare (food); season2[to] concoct; compound (medicine or mixture)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เภสัชpee-sàtเภสัชpee-sàt1pharmacist2pharmaceutical science; pharmacy field3medicine; drugเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofรักษาโรคrák-sǎa-rôokรักษาโรคrák-sǎa-rôok1[to] treat an illness2[to] cure a disease
In ancient times, traditional healers would prepare herbs into medicine to cure diseases.
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ตำราdtam-raaแพทย์แผนไทยpɛ̂ɛt-pɛ̌ɛn-taiเล่มlêmนี้níiมีmiiการบันทึกgaan-ban-tʉ́kตำรับdtam-rápเภสัชpee-sàtนานาชนิดnaa-naa-chá-nítเอาไว้ao-wái
This traditional Thai medical text contains records of various medicinal formulas.
หมอหลวงmɔ̌ɔ-lǔuangได้dâaiจัดเตรียมjàt-dtriiamเภสัชpee-sàtขนานเอกkà-nǎan-èekเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำไปnam-bpaiรักษาrák-sǎaอาการป่วยaa-gaan-bpùuaiของkɔ̌ɔngแม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-táp
The royal physician prepared a premium medicine to treat the general's illness.
ฤๅษีrʉʉ-sǐiในnaiป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́kใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaหลายlǎaiปีbpiiในnaiการคิดค้นgaan-kít-kónเภสัชpee-sàtวิเศษwí-sèetที่tîiสามารถsǎa-mâatรักษาrák-sǎaได้dâaiทุกtúkโรคrôok
The hermit in the deep forest spent many years inventing a magical medicine that can cure all diseases.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เภสัช said เพ-สัช?
pee-sàt
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
pee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |