รถ(rót)
Meanings
1NounA1
vehicle (general)
a vehicle for transportation, commonly with wheels and a motor; includes cars, trucks, buses, etc.
Examples
เช้านี้cháo néeเช้านี้cháo née1this morning2this morning; earlier today (morning)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรถติดrót dtìtรถติดrót dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
There is heavy traffic this morning.
2NounA1
car; automobile
a passenger car used for personal transport
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesคันkanคันkan1itchy2itch3lever; handle4classifier for vehicles5shaft; rod; poleเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2younger; junior3minor; slightสีขาวsĕe kăaoสีขาวsĕe kăao1the color white2white (in color)3figurative: pure/innocent/harmless
I have a small white car.
3ClassifierA2
classifier: vehicles
classifier for vehicles such as cars, buses, trucks, and carts
4NounB1
train (only in compounds)
refers to a train only in fixed compounds like รถไฟรถไฟrót fai1railway; rail service2train; not used alone to mean ‘train’
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)รถไฟrót faiรถไฟrót fai1railway; rail service2trainไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เชียงใหม่chiiang màiเชียงใหม่chiiang mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Provinceกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesแทนtaenแทนtaen1[to] replace; substitute for2instead; rather3in place of; on behalf ofรถไฟrót faiรถไฟrót fai1railway; rail service2trainเฉยchŏeiเฉยchŏei1indifferent; unfazed2calm; unruffled3[to] stay indifferent/not react4plainly; just; merely (particle use in compounds)ๆ-
Tomorrow let's take the train to Chiang Mai; we don't use the word 'rot' alone to mean 'train.'
Related Words
Similar Meaning
รถยนต์rót yonรถยนต์rót yon1car; automobile2motor vehicle (general)
- car; automobile
- motor vehicle (general)
พาหนะpaa-hà-náพาหนะpaa-hà-ná1carrier; medium (technical/figurative)2vehicle; conveyance
- carrier; medium (technical/figurative)
- vehicle; conveyance
ยานพาหนะyaan paa-hà-náยานพาหนะyaan paa-hà-ná1vehicle; means of transportation2transport; transportation (as a system)
- vehicle; means of transportation
- transport; transportation (as a system)