ความเจ็บปวด
khwam chep puat
Pain in Thai is ความเจ็บปวด (khwam chep puat).
ความเจ็บปวด refers to the feeling of pain and can describe both physical and emotional suffering. For general physical pain, the word เจ็บ is the most common way to say something hurts, while ปวด is used specifically for physical pain.
Meaning: ache or bodily suffering (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
ความเจ็บปวด is formed by adding the prefix ความ to chep puat. The prefix ความ is used to turn verbs or adjectives into abstract nouns, turning the expression for feeling pain into the noun 'the pain' or 'the suffering'.
Which one should you use?
In daily conversation, you will often use the verb เจ็บ to express that something hurts. If you want to describe a specific sensation, you can use เจ็บแสบ for a stinging or burning pain. For intensity, you can use เจ็บมาก to say something is very painful or hurts a lot or ปวดมาก to say something is very painful.
How does it change in a sentence?
While ความเจ็บปวด acts as the noun for 'pain', the verb เจ็บ is more commonly used in daily conversation to express that something hurts.
How do you pronounce it?
khwam chep puat
Did you know?
- Thai speakers use the word ปวด to express the need to use the restroom, such as ปวดฉี่ for needing to urinate. This treats the urge as a form of internal pressure or ache.
- In Thai culture, people may describe a sharp pain as จี๊ด, an onomatopoeic word that mimics the sound of a sudden sting or a needle prick.
- The word แสบ in เจ็บแสบ not only describes a burning physical pain but also a 'sharp' or 'sarcastic' personality. A person who is 'painfully' witty or stinging in their remarks is described as แสบ.
Examples in context
- ฉันรู้สึกเจ็บI feel pain
- ฉันปวดหัวI have a headache
- ขาฉันเจ็บมากMy leg hurts a lot
- ท้องฉันปวดมากMy stomach hurts a lot
- ฉันมีอาการเจ็บแสบในตาI have a stinging pain in my eye
- เขาเจ็บใจHe is hurt emotionally
- ผมรู้สึกเจ็บท้องI feel a stomachache
- เขาเจ็บยอกแขนHe has an arm ache
- เขาสามารถทนต่อความเจ็บปวดได้khao sa-mat thon to khwam jep-puaat daiHe can endure the pain.
- ความเจ็บปวดนี้หายไปหรือยังkhwam jep-puaat nee hai pai rue yangHas this pain gone away yet?
- ยาช่วยลดความเจ็บปวดได้ya chuay lot khwam jep-puaat daiMedicine can reduce the pain.
Example conversation
Kanokwan is talking to Teerapat about his injury.
- กนกวรรณ Kanokwanคุณยังรู้สึกถึงความเจ็บปวดอยู่ไหมkhun yang ru suek thueng khwam jep puat yu maiDo you still feel the pain?
- ธีรภัทร Theeraphatลดลงไปเยอะแล้วครับ กนกวรรณlod long pai yoe laew krap KanokwanIt has decreased a lot, Kanokwan.
- กนกวรรณ Kanokwanดีแล้วค่ะ อย่าฝืนใช้งานหนักนะdee laew ka ya fuen chai ngan nak naThat's good. Don't force yourself to work hard.
- ธีรภัทร Theeraphatครับ ผมจะระวังครับkrap phom ja ra wang krapYes, I will be careful.
