เจ้ารถ
jâao-rótMeaning
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car (referred to familiarly or playfully)
a car referred to or addressed with a familiar, playful, or personifying tone
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเจ้ารถjâao-rótเจ้ารถjâao-rótcar (referred to familiarly or playfully)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineงอแงngɔɔ-ngɛɛงอแงngɔɔ-ngɛɛ1[to] whine; be fussy/cranky2whiny; fussy; crankyอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoagain; once more (often with annoyance)สตาร์ทsà-dtàatสตาร์ทsà-dtàat1[to] start; [to] begin (informal)2[to] start an engineไม่ติดmâi-dtìtไม่ติดmâi-dtìt1not sticking; not attached2won't start; won't turn on3not stuck in traffic4not busy; available5[to] not pass; not be selected6not infected (with a disease)7not addicted; not attached (to a habit)8(coll.) don't mind; not botheredเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
My dear car is being fussy again today; it won't start at all.
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ต้องdtɔ̂ngพาpaaเจ้ารถjâao-rótคันkanเก่งgèngไปbpaiล้างláangซะหน่อยsá-nɔ̀iมอมแมมmɔɔm-mɛɛmหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛo
I need to take my trusty car for a wash; it's all dirty.
ถึงtʉ̌ngเจ้ารถjâao-rótคันkanนี้níiจะjàเก่าgàoแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiทำให้tam-hâiผิดหวังpìt-wǎngพาไปpaa-bpaiถึงtʉ̌ngที่หมายtîi-mǎaiทุกครั้งtúk-kráng
Even though this dear car is old, it has never let me down, always getting me to my destination.
พอporเติมน้ำมันdterm náam-manดีๆdee deeให้hâiหน่อยnòiเจ้ารถjâo rótก็gâwวิ่งwîngฉิวchĭuเลยloieเหมือนmĕuuanได้dâiรางวัลraang-wan
After giving it some good fuel, the car runs so smoothly, as if it got a reward.
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 classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
jâao
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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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เจ้ารถjâao-rótเจ้ารถjâao-rótcar (referred to familiarly or playfully)car (referred to familiarly or playfully)Word