Sprained Ankle

[Neeranam]

I sprained my ankle playing tennis and am going to the doctor.

What do I say - 'kraak'ตราก or 'kled' เคล้ด for sprained. Not sure of the Thai spelling.

[CSS]

I sprained my ankle playing tennis and am going to the doctor.

What do I say - 'kraak'ตราก or 'kled' เคล้ด for sprained. Not sure of the Thai spelling.

My basketball friends would always say:

ทำให้ข้อเท้าพลิก

I hadn't heard your two phrases before but looked them up and it seems that it would be fine to also say:

ทำให้ข้อเท้าเคล็ด

CSS

[taxexile]

พลิก means to "turn over" and is often used when you "turn" your ankle.

whether a turned ankle is as severe as a sprained ankle i dont know.

[CSS]

พลิก means to "turn over" and is often used when you "turn" your ankle.

whether a turned ankle is as severe as a sprained ankle i dont know.

You're exactly right. I imagine พริก would be a better choice for the OP if he is talking about what happened (rolling the ankle) and เคล็ด if he's talking about the state of the ankle itself. Like you I don't know the severity of injury implied by เคล็ด. Bambina seems to be our resident expert in areas of medical vocab so maybe she can help us out.