รถ
rótMeanings
1NounA1
vehicle (general)
a vehicle for transportation, commonly with wheels and a motor; includes cars, trucks, buses, etc.
Examples
เช้านี้cháao-níiเช้านี้cháao-níithis morningมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรถติดrót-dtìtรถติดrót-dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
There is heavy traffic this morning.
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Going by the company vehicle will be more convenient.
ที่tîiสถานีขนส่งsà-tǎa-nii-kǒn-sòngมีmiiรถrótออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtทุกtúkชั่วโมงchûua-moong
At the bus terminal, vehicles depart to other provinces every hour.
2NounA1
car; automobile
a passenger car used for personal transport
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightสีขาวsǐi-kǎaoสีขาวsǐi-kǎao1the color white2white (in color)3figurative: pure/innocent/harmless
I have a small white car.
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Dad drives to work every day.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะjàเอาaoรถrótไปbpaiตรวจสภาพdtrùuat-sà-pâapก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเดินทางไกลdəən-taang-glai
Tomorrow we will take the car for a check-up before a long trip.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ถ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rót
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |