ท่องเที่ยว(tông tîao)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] travel for leisure; go sightseeing

to journey or visit places for pleasure or recreation

Examples

วันหยุดwan yùtวันหยุดwan yùt1day off; rest day2public holiday3regular closing day (of a shop/business)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forท่องเที่ยวtông tîaoท่องเที่ยวtông tîao1[to] travel for leisure; go sightseeing2tourism (activity/industry)ทะเลtá-layทะเลtá-lay1sea2seaside; the beachกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)
On the holiday I want to travel to the sea with my family.
2NounB1

tourism (activity/industry)

the activity or industry involving people traveling for leisure

Examples

เมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1country; state (literary/archaic)2region; realm (historical)3city; town; urban areaนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)พึ่งพาpêung paaพึ่งพาpêung paa1[to] rely on; depend on2be reliant (on)อุตสาหกรรมท่องเที่ยวùt-săa-hà-gam tông tîiaoอุตสาหกรรมท่องเที่ยวùt-săa-hà-gam tông tîiaotourism industryเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofสร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developรายได้raai dâiรายได้raai dâi1income; earnings2revenue (business/government)3proceeds; takingsให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitคนในพื้นที่kon nai péun têeคนในพื้นที่kon nai péun têelocal; resident
This city relies on the tourism industry to generate income for local people.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ท่องtôngท่องtông1[to] recite; memorize2[to] surf; browse (the internet)3[to] roam; wander; travel around; go sightseeing
  • [to] recite; memorize
  • [to] surf; browse (the internet)
  • [to] roam; wander; travel around; go sightseeing
ทัศนาจรtát-sà-naa-jonทัศนาจรtát-sà-naa-jon[to] go on a tour; [to] sightsee

[to] go on a tour; [to] sightsee

เที่ยวtîaoเที่ยวtîao1[to] go out; hang out; travel for leisure; go clubbing2[to] make the rounds; visit around3trip; outing4time; round (classifier)
  • [to] go out; hang out; travel for leisure; go clubbing
  • [to] make the rounds; visit around
  • trip; outing
  • time; round (classifier)
ออกทริปòk trípออกทริปòk tríp[to] go on a trip

[to] go on a trip

ไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visit
  • [to] go out for fun; hang out
  • [to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing
  • [to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visit

Word Breakdown

ท่องtôngท่องtông1[to] recite; memorize2[to] surf; browse (the internet)3[to] roam; wander; travel around; go sightseeingPart 1
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เที่ยวtîaoเที่ยวtîao1[to] go out; hang out; travel for leisure; go clubbing2[to] make the rounds; visit around3trip; outing4time; round (classifier)Part 2
ท่องเที่ยวtông tîaoท่องเที่ยวtông tîao[to] travel for leisure; go sightseeing