ต่อรถ
dtɔ̀ɔ-rótMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] change vehicles; transfer
to change from one vehicle to another during a journey, such as changing buses or trains
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toไปต่อbpai-dtɔ̀ɔไปต่อbpai-dtɔ̀ɔ[to] continue; [to] go onรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
I have to change buses at the market.
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Tomorrow, you have to transfer trains at Siam station.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanคุณkunได้dâaiต่อรถdtɔ̀ɔ-rótไหมmǎiหรือrʉ̌ʉนั่งnângรถrótรวดเดียวrûuat-diiaoถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâanเลยləəi
Did you transfer vehicles yesterday, or did you ride straight home?
การเดินทางgaan-dəən-taangไปbpaiบ้านbâanของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangลำบากlam-bàakเพราะprɔ́เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngต่อรถdtɔ̀ɔ-rótถึงtʉ̌ngสามsǎamต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
Traveling to his house is quite difficult because we have to change vehicles three times.
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
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtɔ̀ɔ
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extend[to] continue; go onPart 1
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ต่อรถdtɔ̀ɔ-rótต่อรถdtɔ̀ɔ-rót[to] change vehicles; transfer[to] change vehicles; transferWord