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boo-gîiMeanings
1NounB1
railway carriage; train car (colloq.)
An individual railway car, especially a passenger carriage; colloquially used for a car rather than its undercarriage.
Examples
ตั๋วdtǔuaตั๋วdtǔua1ticket; pass2you (Northern Thai; familiar)3certificate; voucher4classifier: ใบ5promissory note; draftของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineอยู่ที่yùu-tîiอยู่ที่yùu-tîi1[to] be at; be located at2[to] be at (a level/amount)3[to] depend on; be up toโบกี้boo-gîiโบกี้boo-gîi1railway carriage; train car (colloq.)2bogie; wheelset assembly (railway)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal marker5
My ticket is for carriage number 5.
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โบกี้boo-gîiนี้níiคนแน่นkon-nɛ̂nมากmâakเราraoลองlɔɔngเดินไปdəən-bpaiหาhǎaที่นั่งtîi-nângโบกี้boo-gîiถัดไปtàt-bpaiกันganดีกว่าdii-gwàa
This carriage is very crowded. Let's try walking to the next carriage to find seats.
รถไฟrót-faiขบวนkà-buuanนี้níiมีmiiทั้งtángโบกี้boo-gîiชั้นหนึ่งchán-nʉ̀ngที่tîiเป็นbpenห้องhɔ̂ngแอร์ɛɛและlɛ́โบกี้boo-gîiชั้นสามchán-sǎamที่tîiเป็นbpenพัดลมpát-lom
This train has both first-class air-conditioned carriages and third-class fan-cooled carriages.
ระหว่างrá-wàangการเดินทางไกลgaan-dəən-taang-glaiฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpเดินdəənจากjàakโบกี้boo-gîiหนึ่งnʉ̀ngไปยังbpai-yangอีกìikโบกี้boo-gîiหนึ่งnʉ̀ngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยืดเส้นยืดสายyʉ̂ʉt-sên-yʉ̂ʉt-sǎaiและlɛ́ดูวิวduu-wiu
During long journeys, I like to walk from one carriage to another to stretch my legs and see the view.
2NounB2
bogie; wheelset assembly (railway)
The wheeled assembly under a railway vehicle that supports the body and lets it steer and run on the tracks; also called a bogie (UK) or truck (US).
Examples
ช่างเทคนิคchâng-ték-nìkช่างเทคนิคchâng-ték-nìktechnicianกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔp1check; examine; verify2inspect; audit; investigate3validate; authenticateโบกี้boo-gîiโบกี้boo-gîi1railway carriage; train car (colloq.)2bogie; wheelset assembly (railway)เพื่อให้แน่ใจpʉ̂ʉa-hâi-nɛ̂ɛ-jaiเพื่อให้แน่ใจpʉ̂ʉa-hâi-nɛ̂ɛ-jaiin order to make sure; so as to ensureว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeล้อlɔ́ɔล้อlɔ́ɔ1wheel2[to] tease; mock; kid3ox cart; animal-drawn cart (northern Thai)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ระบบrá-bòpระบบrá-bòp1system; organized method2arrangement; orderเบรกbrèekเบรกbrèek1brake (device)2[to] brake; [to] apply the brake3break; intermission (informal)4[to] hold back; [to] rein in (figurative)ทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateปกติbpòk-gà-dtìปกติbpòk-gà-dtì1normal; usual; ordinary2normally; usually3normal state; norm
The technician is inspecting the bogie to ensure the wheels and braking system are functioning normally.
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รถไฟrót-faiขบวนkà-buuanนี้níiต้องdtɔ̂ngเข้าkâoซ่อมsɔ̂mเพราะprɔ́โบกี้boo-gîiอันanหนึ่งnʉ̀ngมีmiiเสียงดังsǐiang-dangผิดปกติpìt-bpòk-gà-dtì
This train needs to be repaired because one of its bogies is making an abnormal noise.
การออกแบบgaan-ɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpโบกี้boo-gîiสมัยใหม่sà-mǎi-màiมุ่งเน้นmûng-nénไปที่bpai-tîiการลดgaan-lótแรงสั่นสะเทือนrɛɛng-sàn-sà-tʉʉanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmความสบายkwaam-sà-baaiให้กับhâi-gàpผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎan
Modern bogie design focuses on reducing vibrations to increase passenger comfort.
อุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetรถไฟrót-faiตกรางdtòk-raangในnaiครั้งkrángนั้นnánมีสาเหตุมาจากmii-sǎa-hèet-maa-jàakความบกพร่องkwaam-bòk-prɔ̂ɔngของkɔ̌ɔngส่วนประกอบสำคัญsùuan-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp-sǎm-kanในnaiชุดchútโบกี้boo-gîi
That train derailment accident was caused by a defect in a critical component of the bogie assembly.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
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Result
Mid tone
boo
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
โบbooโบboo1Bo (personal name/nickname)2bow (decorative ribbon)3old-fashioned; out of date (informal)Bo (personal name/nickname)Part 1
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กี้gîiกี้gîijust now; a moment ago (in time expressions)just now; a moment ago (in time expressions)Part 2
โบกี้boo-gîiโบกี้boo-gîirailway carriage; train car (colloq.)railway carriage; train car (colloq.)Word