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How to say songthaew (pickup with two benches)
in Thai
สองแถว
sǎawng-tǎeo
songthaew (pickup with two benches)
sǎawng risingtǎeo rising
Two + rows. The shared red trucks of Chiang Mai and the blue ones of Pattaya: wave one down, say where you're going, pay when you get off.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Classifier
- คัน
- Literally
- two rows
In a sentence
- สองแถวไปดอยสุเทพไหมsǎawng-tǎeo bpai doi sù-têep mǎiDoes this songthaew go to Doi Suthep?
From the same situation: Travel inside Thailand
- รถทัวร์long-distance coach
- รถตู้minivan
- รถเมล์city bus
- สถานีขนส่งbus terminal
- ชานชาลาplatform
- ขบวนclassifier for trains; procession
- ชั้นclass (of travel)
- ตู้นอนsleeper carriage
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