เมโทร
mee-tooMeaning
1NounB1
metro; subway (rapid transit)
An urban rapid-transit railway system, often underground (subway).
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)เมโทรmee-tooเมโทรmee-toometro; subway (rapid transit)ไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan[to] go to workทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
I take the metro to work every day.
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ถ้าtâaจะjàไปbpaiห้างhâangนั้นnánการเดินทางgaan-dəən-taangด้วยdûuaiเมโทรmee-tooจะjàสะดวกsà-dùuakที่สุดtîi-sùtเพราะprɔ́สถานีsà-tǎa-niiอยู่yùuหน้าnâaห้างhâangพอดีpɔɔ-dii
If you want to go to that mall, traveling by metro is the most convenient because the station is right in front of the mall.
ในnaiช่วงเวลาเร่งด่วนchûuang-wee-laa-rêng-dùuanการเดินทางgaan-dəən-taangด้วยdûuaiเมโทรmee-tooเร็วกว่าreo-gwàaการนั่งgaan-nângรถบัสrót-bátมากmâakเพราะprɔ́ไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngเจอjəəรถติดrót-dtìt
During rush hour, traveling by metro is much faster than taking a bus because you don't encounter traffic jams.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanมีmiiแผนที่pɛ̌ɛn-tîiจะjàขยายkà-yǎaiเครือข่ายkrʉʉa-kàaiเมโทรmee-tooให้hâiครอบคลุมkrɔ̂ɔp-klumพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiชานเมืองchaan-mʉʉangมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótปัญหาbpan-hǎaการจราจรgaan-jà-raa-jɔɔnในnaiเมืองหลวงmʉʉang-lǔuang
The government has a plan to expand the metro network to cover more suburban areas in order to reduce traffic problems in the capital.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เมโทร said เม-โท?
mee-too
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
mee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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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เมโทรmee-tooเมโทรmee-toometro; subway (rapid transit)metro; subway (rapid transit)Word