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How to say train in Thai

รถไฟ

rót-fai

train

rót highfai mid

Literally 'fire vehicle', from the days of steam. Add ฟ้า and you get รถไฟฟ้า, the BTS/MRT from unit 6. Overnight trains go to Chiang Mai, the North-East and the South.

Part of speech
noun
Literally
fire + vehicle
Remember it
FIRE + CAR = train.

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Your first 90 days of Thai

Jingjok teaches รถไฟ with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Plan a weekend trip and book tickets, behave well at a temple, survive Songkran, and tell people what you did and where you've been.

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