รถเต่า(rót dtào)

Meanings

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VW Beetle (nickname)

Colloquial Thai nickname for the Volkswagen Beetle, the small rounded VW car (especially the classic model).

Examples

เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofเก็บเงินgèp ngernเก็บเงินgèp ngern1[to] save money; put money aside2[to] collect payment; charge [sb]ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offมือสองmeu sŏngมือสองmeu sŏng1second-hand; used2second-hand itemเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ความคลาสสิกkwaam kláat-sìkความคลาสสิกkwaam kláat-sìk1classic quality; timelessness2classical style/traditionของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsรถเต่าrót dtàoรถเต่าrót dtàoVW Beetle (nickname)
My friend is saving up to buy a second-hand one because he loves the classic style of the VW Beetle.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesPart 1
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เต่าdtàoเต่าdtào1turtle; tortoise; terrapin2slow person/thing (figurative)Part 2
รถเต่าrót dtàoรถเต่าrót dtàoVW Beetle (nickname)