Jingjok
How to say to make a U-turn
in Thai
กลับรถ
glàp-rót
to make a U-turn
glàp lowrót high
Bangkok roads have U-turn bridges and gaps instead of many right turns, so drivers ask this a lot.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Literally
- turn back the car
- Remember it
- Turn the CAR back: a U-turn.
In a sentence
- กลับรถข้างหน้าglàp-rót kâang-nâaU-turn up ahead.
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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