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Getting Around & Directions
Words for changing trains, taking taxis and motorcycle taxis, calling a car on Grab, and giving directions.
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| Thai | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ชานชาลา | chaan-chaa-laatɕʰaːn.tɕʰaː.laː | platform (at a station) | |
| เปลี่ยนสาย | plìan sǎaiplìan sǎːj | to change lines; to transfer | |
| ต่อรถ | dtɔ̀ɔ róttɔ̀ː rót | to change vehicles; to connect | |
| เที่ยวเดียว | thîao-diaotʰîaw.diaw | one-way | |
| ไปกลับ | pai-glàppaj.klàp | round-trip | |
| บัตรโดยสาร | bàt dooi-sǎanbàt doːj.sǎːn | ticket; transit card | |
| ขาไป | khǎa-paikʰǎː.paj | the way there; outbound | |
| ขากลับ | khǎa-glàpkʰǎː.klàp | the way back; return | |
| ขาเข้า | khǎa-khâokʰǎː.kʰâw | arrivals; inbound | |
| ขาออก | khǎa-ɔ̀ɔkkʰǎː.ʔɔ̀ːk | departures; outbound | |
| เรียกรถ | rîak rótrîak rót | to call a car (on Grab, etc.) | |
| จุดรับ | jùt ráptɕùt ráp | pickup point | |
| คนขับ | khon-khàpkʰon.kʰàp | driver | |
| มิเตอร์ | mí-dtə̂əmí.tɤ̂ː | taxi meter | |
| กดมิเตอร์ | gòt mí-dtə̂əkòt mí.tɤ̂ː | to turn on the meter | |
| เหมา | mǎomǎw | to charter; to agree on a flat price | |
| มอเตอร์ไซค์รับจ้าง | mɔɔ-dtəə-sai ráp-jâangmɔː.tɤː.saj ráp.tɕâːŋ | motorcycle taxi | |
| วิน | winwin | motorcycle taxi stand | |
| เรือด่วน | rʉa-dùanrɯa.dùan | express boat (on the Chao Phraya River) | |
| เที่ยวบิน | thîao-bintʰîaw.bin | flight | |
| ขึ้นเครื่อง | khʉ̂n khrʉ̂angkʰɯ̂n kʰrɯ̂aŋ | to board a plane | |
| สามแยก | sǎam-yɛ̂ɛksǎːm.jɛ̂ːk | three-way junction; T-junction | |
| ปากซอย | pàak-sɔɔipàːk.sɔːj | mouth of a soi (where it meets the main road) | |
| ท้ายซอย | tháai-sɔɔitʰáːj.sɔːj | far end of a soi | |
| ทางลัด | thaang-láttʰaːŋ.lát | shortcut | |
| อ้อม | ɔ̂ɔmʔɔ̂ːm | to take a detour; to go the long way | |
| ชิดซ้าย | chít sáaitɕʰít sáːj | to keep left; to pull over to the left | |
| เลน | leenleːn | lane | |
| ค่าทางด่วน | khâa thaang-dùankʰâː tʰaːŋ.dùan | expressway toll | |
| ใบสั่ง | bai-sàngbaj.sàŋ | traffic ticket | |
| ด่าน | dàandàːn | checkpoint; toll booth | |
| รถชน | rót chonrót tɕʰon | car crash; traffic accident | |
| เติมน้ำมัน | dtəəm nám-mantɤːm nám.man | to fill up with gas | |
| ยางแบน | yaang bɛɛnjaːŋ bɛːn | flat tire | |
| ปักหมุด | pàk mùtpàk mùt | to drop a pin (on a map) | |
| ส่งโลเคชั่น | sòng loo-khee-chânsòŋ loː.kʰeː.tɕʰân | to send one's location | |
| ประตูทางออก | prà-dtuu thaang-ɔ̀ɔkprà.tuː tʰaːŋ.ʔɔ̀ːk | exit gate; exit door | |
| สถานีปลายทาง | sà-thǎa-nii plaai-thaangsà.tʰǎː.niː plaːj.tʰaːŋ | last station; terminal | |
| ป้ายหน้า | pâai nâapâːj nâː | next stop (bus) | |
| ลงป้ายหน้า | long pâai nâaloŋ pâːj nâː | to get off at the next stop | |
| รถเที่ยวสุดท้าย | rót thîao sùt-tháairót tʰîaw sùt.tʰáːj | last train; last bus | |
| ชั่วโมงเร่งด่วน | chûa-moong rêng-dùantɕʰûa.moːŋ rêŋ.dùan | rush hour | |
| ยูเทิร์น | yuu-thəənjuː.tʰɤːn | U-turn; U-turn point |
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