รถชน
rót-chonMeanings
1NounA2
car crash; collision
a car crash or collision involving a car or other vehicle
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentรถติดrót-dtìtรถติดrót-dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingข้างหน้าkâang-nâaข้างหน้าkâang-nâa1ahead; in front2the front; the area ahead3in front of [sb]/[sth]4the future; time aheadมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรถชนrót-chonรถชนrót-chon1car crash; collision2[to] crash; collide (of a vehicle)
Traffic is very heavy today because there is a car crash ahead.
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I saw a car crash incident at the intersection this morning.
He was late for work because a car crash occurred on the expressway.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatกำลังgam-langตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpภาพpâapจากjàakกล้องวงจรปิดglɔ̂ng-wong-jɔɔn-bpìtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาสาเหตุhǎa-sǎa-hèetของkɔ̌ɔngอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetรถชนrót-chonในnaiครั้งนี้kráng-níi
The police are examining CCTV footage to find the cause of this car crash.
2VerbA2
[to] crash; collide (of a vehicle)
for a car or other vehicle to collide with something or someone
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureขับรถkàp-rótขับรถkàp-rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)ชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2[to] clink (glasses); toast3people; tribe; classต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้นไม้dtôn-máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)หน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing side
Dad crashed the car into a tree in front of the house.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเขาkǎoขับรถkàp-rótชนchonวันนี้wan-níiเขาkǎoเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngนั่งnângแท็กซี่tɛ́k-sîiไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan
Yesterday he had a car accident, so today he has to take a taxi to work.
She just learned to drive, so she must be careful not to crash the car.
เขาkǎoเมาmaoเหล้าlâoแล้วlɛ́ɛoขับรถkàp-rótชนchonเสาไฟฟ้าsǎo-fai-fáaจนjonทำให้tam-hâiไฟดับfai-dàpไปbpaiทั้งtángซอยsɔɔi
He got drunk and crashed his car into a power pole, causing a power outage in the entire alley.
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 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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ชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2[to] clink (glasses); toast3people; tribe; class[to] crash; collidePart 2
รถชนrót-chonรถชนrót-choncar crash; collisioncar crash; collisionWord