รถด่วน
rót-dùuanMeaning
1NounB1
express train
an express train that makes very few stops, allowing it to travel faster than a regular train
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)รถด่วนrót-dùuanรถด่วนrót-dùuanexpress trainไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Province
Tomorrow I will take the express train to Chiang Mai.
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ถ้าtâaรีบrîipควรkuuanซื้อsʉ́ʉตั๋วdtǔuaรถด่วนrót-dùuanเพราะprɔ́จะjàถึงtʉ̌ngที่หมายtîi-mǎaiเร็วกว่าreo-gwàaรถไฟrót-faiธรรมดาtam-má-daaหลายlǎaiชั่วโมงchûua-moong
If you're in a hurry, you should buy a ticket for the express train because it will arrive at the destination several hours faster than the regular train.
ตั๋วdtǔuaรถด่วนrót-dùuanขบวนkà-buuanที่ไปtîi-bpaiภาคใต้pâak-dtâaiมักจะmák-jàเต็มเร็วdtem-reoมากmâakในช่วงnai-chûuangเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaan
Tickets for the express train heading to the South usually sell out very quickly during festival periods.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaตั๋วdtǔuaรถด่วนrót-dùuanจะjàแพงกว่าpɛɛng-gwàaแต่dtɛ̀ɛความสะดวกสบายkwaam-sà-dùuak-sà-baaiและlɛ́เวลาที่wee-laa-tîiประหยัดbprà-yàtได้dâaiก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiคุ้มค่าkúm-kâaสำหรับsǎm-ràpการเดินทางไกลgaan-dəən-taang-glai
Although express train tickets are more expensive, the convenience and time saved make it worthwhile for long-distance travel.
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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ด่วนdùuanด่วนdùuan1urgent; immediate2urgent; express (service/class)3urgently; in a hurryurgent; immediatePart 2
รถด่วนrót-dùuanรถด่วนrót-dùuanexpress trainexpress trainWord