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How to say traffic lights, red light
in Thai
ไฟแดง
fai-daaeng
traffic lights, red light
fai middaaeng mid
Literally the red light, but used for the whole set of traffic lights: "at the lights".
- Part of speech
- noun
- Literally
- red light
- Remember it
- FIRE-red DANGER light: stop!
In a sentence
- ตรงไปผ่านไฟแดงdtrong-bpai pàan fai-daaengStraight on through the lights.
From the same situation: Getting around
- รถcar, vehicle
- แท็กซี่taxi
- มิเตอร์taxi meter
- เปิดมิเตอร์turn on the meter
- ค่ารถfare
- ถึงto arrive, to get to
- ตรงไปgo straight on
- เลี้ยวto turn
All 61 words and phrases in “Getting around” →
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