รถเมล์
rót-meeMeaning
1NounA1
bus; city bus
a public vehicle that carries passengers along fixed routes within a city or between cities
Examples
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The bus is red.
The bus is coming now.
I stand and wait for the bus at this stop every day.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is รถเมล์ said รถ-เม?
rót-mee
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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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รถเมล์rót-meeรถเมล์rót-meebus; city busbus; city busWord