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How to say the lower berth, please
in Thai
ขอเตียงล่าง
kǎaw tiang lâang
the lower berth, please
Add ครับ (kráp) if you are a man or ค่ะ (kâ) if you are a woman. It makes the sentence polite, and Thais always use it.
On sleeper trains the lower berth is wider and has the window; it costs a little more.
- Where
- train
- Register
- polite
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Sleeper trains: the slow way north
Words inside it
From the same situation: Travel inside Thailand
- รถทัวร์long-distance coach
- รถตู้minivan
- รถเมล์city bus
- สองแถวsongthaew (pickup with two benches)
- สถานีขนส่งbus terminal
- ชานชาลาplatform
- ขบวนclassifier for trains; procession
- ชั้นclass (of travel)
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