Doctor and clinic
❃ Doctor and clinic
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ສຸກສາລາຢູ່ໃສ?
[ suk sala yu sai? ] -
Where is the local clinic/dispensary?
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ຂ້ອຍຢາກພົບໝໍ
[ khoi yak phop mo ] -
I want to see a doctor.
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ຕ້ອງຈອງຄິວບໍ່?
[ tong chong khiw bo? ] -
Do I need an appointment/ticket?
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ໝໍເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ່?
[ mo vao phasa angkit dai bo? ] -
Does the doctor speak English?
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ເຈັບບ່ອນໃດ?
[ chep bon dai? ] -
Where does it hurt?
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ເຈັບມາດົນປານໃດແລ້ວ?
[ chep ma don pan dai laew? ] -
How long has it been hurting?
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ອາການເລີ່ມຕັ້ງແຕ່ມື້ວານ
[ akan loem tang tae mu van ] -
The symptoms started since yesterday.
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ອາການເປັນແນວໃດແດ່?
[ akan pen naew dai dae? ] -
What are your symptoms?
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ອ້າປາກ
[ a pak ] -
Open your mouth.
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ຫາຍໃຈເລິກໆ
[ hai chai loek loek ] -
Breathe deeply.
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ນອນລົງ
[ non long ] -
Lie down.
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ຂ້ອຍຈະວັດແທກຄວາມດັນ
[ khoi cha vat thaek khwam dan ] -
I will check your blood pressure.
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ຂ້ອຍຈະກວດເລືອດ
[ khoi cha kuat luat ] -
I will do a blood test.
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ເປັນພະຍາດຫຍັງ?
[ pen phanyat nyang? ] -
What is the illness?
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ມັນຮ້າຍແຮງບໍ່?
[ man hai haeng bo? ] -
Is it serious?
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ຕ້ອງຜ່າຕັດບໍ່?
[ tong pha tat bo? ] -
Do I need surgery?
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ພັກຜ່ອນຫຼາຍໆເດີ້
[ phak phon lai lai doe ] -
Get lots of rest.
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ນີ້ແມ່ນໃບສັ່ງຢາ
[ ni maen bai sang ya ] -
Here is the prescription.
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ຄ່າກວດເທົ່າໃດ?
[ kha kuat thao dai? ] -
How much is the consultation fee?
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ຂໍໃບຮັບຮອງແພດແດ່
[ kho bai hap hong phaet dae ] -
Medical certificate, please.
If your illness persists or if you suffer a minor injury while trekking in the provinces, you will likely bypass a large modern hospital and instead visit a "Souksala" (ສຸກສາລາ). A Souksala is a local village clinic or health dispensary that provides basic medical care to rural communities. When you arrive in a village, you can ask locals ສຸກສາລາຢູ່ໃສ? (suk sala yu sai? - where is the local clinic?). Experiencing a Souksala is a stark contrast to Western healthcare. There is no concept of calling ahead to make an appointment; instead, the system operates purely on a first-come, first-served basis. You can ask ຕ້ອງຈອງຄິວບໍ່? (tong chong khiw bo? - do I need to take a queue number?), but generally, you just take a seat on a wooden bench and wait. The language barrier might be a challenge, so you can politely inquire ໝໍເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ່? (mo vao phasa angkit dai bo? - does the doctor speak English?). If not, basic body language and pointing will be crucial when the doctor asks ເຈັບບ່ອນໃດ? (chep bon dai? - where does it hurt?) or tells you to lie down (ນອນລົງ - non long). The doctor will likely perform standard checks, stating ຂ້ອຍຈະວັດແທກຄວາມດັນ (khoi cha vat thaek khwam dan - I will check your blood pressure). If they prescribe medicine, they will hand you a prescription slip (ນີ້ແມ່ນໃບສັ່ງຢາ - ni maen bai sang ya) which you can fulfill at the attached pharmacy. Consultations are incredibly cheap (ຄ່າກວດເທົ່າໃດ? - kha kuat thao dai? - how much is the fee?). However, the most important administrative phrase for any traveler needing to claim expenses back home is ຂໍໃບຮັບຮອງແພດແດ່ (kho bai hap hong phaet dae - medical certificate, please). Without this officially stamped document, your travel insurance will almost certainly deny your claim.
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