โดยสาร
dooi-sǎanMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] ride; travel as a passenger
to travel in a vehicle as a passenger (not as the driver or operator)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)โดยสารdooi-sǎanโดยสารdooi-sǎan1[to] ride; travel as a passenger2passenger (attrib.)รถไฟrót-faiรถไฟrót-fai1train2railway; rail serviceไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan[to] go to workทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
I commute to work by taking the train every day.
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Yesterday we traveled as passengers on a ferry to the island.
Tourists often ride as passengers on songthaews in the city.
เขาkǎoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakโดยสารdooi-sǎanรถบัสrót-bátระหว่างrá-wàangเมืองmʉʉangเพราะprɔ́ประหยัดbprà-yàtกว่าgwàaและlɛ́ปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-paiพอสมควรpɔɔ-sǒm-kuuan
He chose to travel as a passenger on an intercity bus because it’s cheaper and fairly safe.
2AdjectiveB1
passenger (attrib.)
Used after a vehicle noun to indicate that the vehicle carries passengers, as in รถโดยสารรถโดยสารrót-dooi-sǎanbus; public transport vehicle ‘passenger bus’ or เรือโดยสาร ‘passenger boat’.
Examples
เกาะgɔ̀เกาะgɔ̀1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] come close to shore (of a boat)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเรือrʉʉaเรือrʉʉaboat; ship; vesselโดยสารdooi-sǎanโดยสารdooi-sǎan1[to] ride; travel as a passenger2passenger (attrib.)ออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)ชั่วโมงchûua-moongชั่วโมงchûua-moong1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time
This island has passenger boats departing every hour.
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ผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanต่อแถวdtɔ̀ɔ-tɛ̌ɛoขึ้นkʉ̂nรถโดยสารrót-dooi-sǎanชานเมืองchaan-mʉʉangอย่างyàangเป็นระเบียบbpen-rá-bìiap
Passengers queued up neatly to board the suburban passenger bus.
ท่าเรือtâa-rʉʉaจะjàเพิ่มpə̂əmเรือrʉʉaโดยสารdooi-sǎanเที่ยวtîiaoพิเศษpí-sèetในช่วงnai-chûuangเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaan
The pier will add special-service passenger boats during the festival period.
สายการบินsǎai-gaan-binเปิดbpə̀ətเที่ยวบินtîiao-binโดยสารdooi-sǎanใหม่màiรองรับrɔɔng-rápเส้นทางsên-taangระหว่างrá-wàangเมืองmʉʉangรองrɔɔngกับgàpเมืองmʉʉangหลักlàk
The airline launched a new passenger flight to serve routes between secondary cities and major cities.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dooi
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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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สารsǎanสารsǎan1substance; material2message; content3letter; epistle (formal/literary)4essence; substance (figurative)substance; materialPart 2
โดยสารdooi-sǎanโดยสารdooi-sǎan[to] ride; travel as a passenger[to] ride; travel as a passengerWord