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rót-faiMeanings
1NounA1
train
a railway vehicle (or set of connected vehicles) that carries people or goods on tracks
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)รถไฟrót-faiรถไฟrót-fai1train2railway; rail serviceไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)ทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
I take the train to school every day
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This train has many carriages and carries passengers
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnนั่งnângรถไฟrót-faiขบวนkà-buuanที่tîiขนkǒnของkɔ̌ɔngไปbpaiต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàt
Yesterday I took a train that carried goods to another province
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะjàขึ้นkʉ̂nรถไฟrót-faiขบวนkà-buuanยาวyaaoที่tîiมีmiiตู้dtûuหลายlǎaiตู้dtûuไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoทะเลtá-lee
Tomorrow we will take a long train with many carriages to go to the beach
2NounA2
railway; rail service
the rail system or service for transporting people or goods; rail transport
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan[to] go to workโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -lyรถไฟrót-faiรถไฟrót-fai1train2railway; rail serviceทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingสะดวกsà-dùuakสะดวกsà-dùuak1convenient2available; free (time)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ตรงเวลาdtrong-wee-laaตรงเวลาdtrong-wee-laa1punctual; on time2on time (adv.)
I go to work by rail every day because it’s convenient and punctual.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanรถไฟล่าช้าrót-fai-lâa-cháaทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiสายsǎai
Yesterday the rail service was delayed, making me arrive late to the university.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะjàใช้cháiรถไฟrót-faiแทนtɛɛnรถบัสrót-bátเพราะprɔ́ค่าโดยสารkâa-dooi-sǎanถูกกว่าtùuk-gwàa
Tomorrow we will use the rail service instead of the bus because the fare is cheaper.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanกำลังgam-langลงทุนlong-tunพัฒนาpát-tá-naaรถไฟrót-faiทางไกลtaang-glaiเพื่อรองรับpʉ̂ʉa-rɔɔng-rápการขนส่งgaan-kǒn-sòngผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanและlɛ́สินค้าsǐn-káa
The government is investing in developing long-distance rail to support passenger and freight transport.
Tones
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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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ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)fire; flamePart 2
รถไฟrót-faiรถไฟrót-faitraintrainWord