ขับรถ

kàp-rót

Meaning

1VerbA2

[to] drive (a motor vehicle)

to operate and control a motor vehicle, especially a car

Examples

พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineขับรถkàp-rótขับรถkàp-rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)
My father drives a car.
3 more examples
เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiผมpǒmขับรถkàp-rótไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan
Yesterday, I drove to work.
คุณkunขับรถkàp-rótเป็นbpenไหมmǎi
Can you drive a car?
ถึงtʉ̌ngรถrótจะjàติดdtìtแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ชอบchɔ̂ɔpขับรถkàp-rótเองeengมากกว่าmâak-gwàaนั่งnângรถสาธารณะrót-sǎa-taa-rá-ná
Even though the traffic is bad, I prefer to drive myself rather than take public transport.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Low tone

kàp

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

ขับkàpขับkàp1[to] drive; operate (a vehicle)2[to] expel; drive out; repel3[to] sing; chant (traditional)4[to] excrete; secrete; emit[to] drive; operate (a vehicle)Part 1
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รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobilevehicle (general)Part 2
ขับรถkàp-rótขับรถkàp-rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)[to] drive (a motor vehicle)Word

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