รถ บขส.
rót bor-kor-sŏrMeaning
1NounA2
interprovincial bus; long-distance bus
A public bus for traveling between provinces in Thailand, operated by the state-owned Transport Company (บขสบขสbók-sǒr1Transport Company bus; intercity bus service2The Transport Company Limited3bus terminal; bus station.).
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileบริษัท ขนส่ง จำกัดbɔɔ-rí-sàt kǒn-sòng jam-gàtบริษัท ขนส่ง จำกัดbɔɔ-rí-sàt kǒn-sòng jam-gàtThe Transport Company Limitedไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyขอนแก่นkɔ̌ɔn-gɛ̀nขอนแก่นkɔ̌ɔn-gɛ̀nKhon Kaen (province/city)
This is the Bor Kor Sor bus to Khon Kaen.
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ฉันchǎnนั่งnângรถrótบริษัท ขนส่ง จำกัดbɔɔ-rí-sàt kǒn-sòng jam-gàtกลับบ้านglàp-bâanที่tîiต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaสงกรานต์sǒng-graanที่แล้วtîi-lɛ́ɛo
I took a Bor Kor Sor bus back to my hometown in the province last Songkran.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฉันchǎnจะjàไปbpaiซื้อsʉ́ʉตั๋วdtǔuaรถrótบริษัท ขนส่ง จำกัดbɔɔ-rí-sàt kǒn-sòng jam-gàtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเดินทางdəən-taangไปbpaiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài
Tomorrow I will go buy a Bor Kor Sor bus ticket to travel to Chiang Mai.
การเดินทางgaan-dəən-taangด้วยdûuaiรถrótบริษัท ขนส่ง จำกัดbɔɔ-rí-sàt kǒn-sòng jam-gàtอาจจะàat-jàใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaนานnaanกว่าgwàaเครื่องบินkrʉ̂ʉang-binแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂เป็นตัวเลือกbpen-dtuua-lʉ̂ʉakที่tîiประหยัดbprà-yàtสำหรับsǎm-ràpคนkonงบน้อยngóp-nɔ́ɔi
Traveling by Bor Kor Sor bus might take longer than a plane, but it's an economical option for people on a budget.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is รถ บขส. said รถ-บอ-ขอ-สอ?
rót bor-kor-sŏr
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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บขส.bor-kŏr-sŏrบขส.bor-kŏr-sŏr1The Transport Co., Ltd. (state bus company)2(colloq.) intercity bus terminalThe Transport Co., Ltd. (state bus company)Part 2
รถ บขส.rót bor-kor-sŏrรถ บขส.rót bor-kor-sŏrinterprovincial bus; long-distance businterprovincial bus; long-distance busWord