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.
In a sentence
ไปเชียงใหม่นั่งรถไฟดีไหม
bpai chiang-mài nâng rót-fai dii mǎi
Is it a good idea to take the train to Chiang Mai?
From the same situation: Weekend: temple, beach, Songkran
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.
WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.