จราจร
jà-raa-jɔɔnMeanings
1NounA2
traffic (road/transport flow)
the movement or flow of vehicles and people on roads or transport routes; traffic
Examples
เช้านี้cháao-níiเช้านี้cháao-níithis morningจราจรjà-raa-jɔɔnจราจรjà-raa-jɔɔn1traffic (road/transport flow)2traffic police; traffic officer (colloq.)ติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close toมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Traffic is very congested this morning.
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Yesterday the traffic on the expressway flowed more smoothly than usual.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiอาจàatมีmiiจราจรjà-raa-jɔɔnหนาแน่นnǎa-nɛ̂nเพราะprɔ́มีmiiงานใหญ่ngaan-yàiในเมืองnai-mʉʉang
Tomorrow there may be heavy traffic because there is a big event in the city.
ช่วงchûuangฝนตกfǒn-dtòkจราจรjà-raa-jɔɔnมักmákชะลอตัวchá-lɔɔ-dtuuaและlɛ́เกิดgə̀ətการสะสมgaan-sà-sǒmบนbonเส้นหลักsên-làkหลายlǎaiสายsǎai
During rain, traffic often slows and builds up on several main routes.
2NounB1
traffic police; traffic officer (colloq.)
A police officer responsible for directing traffic and enforcing traffic laws; a shortened form of ตำรวจจราจรตำรวจจราจรdtam-rùuat-jà-raa-jɔɔntraffic police.
Examples
จราจรjà-raa-jɔɔnจราจรjà-raa-jɔɔn1traffic (road/transport flow)2traffic police; traffic officer (colloq.)โบกมือbòok-mʉʉโบกมือbòok-mʉʉ1[to] wave (one's hand) in greeting or farewell2[to] signal with the hand; wave down/awayให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileหยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2[to] take time off; be off work or school
The traffic officer waves for the cars to stop.
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จราจรjà-raa-jɔɔnเรียกrîiakคนขี่kon-kìiมอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiให้hâiจอดjɔ̀ɔtเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoไม่ได้mâi-dâaiสวมหมวกกันน็อกsǔuam-mùuak-gan-nɔ́k
The traffic officer pulled the motorcyclist over because he was not wearing a helmet.
จราจรjà-raa-jɔɔnยืนyʉʉnโบกรถbòok-rótอยู่yùuหน้าnâaโรงเรียนroong-riianและlɛ́ช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเด็กdèkข้ามถนนkâam-tà-nǒnได้dâaiอย่างyàangปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
The traffic officer directs vehicles outside the school and helps the children cross the road safely.
แม้mɛ́ɛคนขับkon-kàpจะjàอ้างว่าâang-wâaจอดjɔ̀ɔtเพียงpiiangครู่เดียวkrûu-diiaoจราจรjà-raa-jɔɔnก็gɔ̂ยังyangออกใบɔ̀ɔk-baiสั่งให้sàng-hâiเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenนั้นnánเป็นbpenเขตkèetห้ามจอดhâam-jɔ̀ɔt
Although the driver claimed he had parked only briefly, the traffic officer still issued him a ticket because it was a no-parking zone.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is จราจร said จะ-รา-จอน?
jà-raa-jɔɔn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |