รถตู้
rót-dtûuMeanings
1NounA2
van; minivan
a closed-body vehicle with a spacious rear area used to carry people or goods
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรถตู้rót-dtûuรถตู้rót-dtûu1van; minivan2passenger van; minibus (public transport)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handles
He has a van.
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My family will go to the beach in a van.
The delivery worker drove a van to deliver furniture to the house.
เราraoตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiเช่ารถchâo-rótตู้dtûuไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoกันganเพราะprɔ́ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaเราraoใหญ่yàiและlɛ́มีmiiสัมภาระsǎm-paa-ráเยอะyə́
We decided to rent a van for the trip because our family is large and we have a lot of luggage.
2NounB1
passenger van; minibus (public transport)
a shared passenger van used as public or intercity transport, typically operating on fixed routes
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)รถตู้rót-dtûuรถตู้rót-dtûu1van; minivan2passenger van; minibus (public transport)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyพัทยาpát-tá-yaaพัทยาpát-tá-yaaPattaya (city in Chonburi, Thailand)
Tomorrow I will take a passenger van to Pattaya.
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ถ้าtâaอยากyàakไปbpaiหัวหินhǔua-hǐnแบบbɛ̀ɛpประหยัดbprà-yàtการนั่งgaan-nângรถตู้rót-dtûuก็gɔ̂เป็นbpenทางเลือกtaang-lʉ̂ʉakที่tîiดีนะdii-ná
If you want to go to Hua Hin cheaply, taking a shared van is a good option.
ปกติแล้วbpòk-gà-dtì-lɛ́ɛoคิวkiuรถตู้rót-dtûuไปbpaiชลบุรีchon-bù-riiจะjàอยู่ที่yùu-tîiสถานีขนส่งsà-tǎa-nii-kǒn-sòngเอกèekมัยmai
Usually, the van queue for Chonburi is at the Ekkamai bus terminal.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจัดระเบียบjàt-rá-bìiapรถตู้rót-dtûuโดยสารdooi-sǎanสาธารณะsǎa-taa-rá-náเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiให้กับhâi-gàpผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanที่tîiเดินทางdəən-taangข้ามจังหวัดkâam-jang-wàt
The government is trying to regulate the public passenger van system to improve safety for passengers traveling between provinces.
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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ตู้dtûuตู้dtûu1cabinet; cupboard2wardrobe; closet3CL: ตู้4box; enclosure (equipment)5booth; kiosk6locker7railway carriage; train carcabinet; cupboardPart 2
รถตู้rót-dtûuรถตู้rót-dtûuvan; minivanvan; minivanWord