Thai word
รถ
rót
车辆/汽车
How to pronounce รถ
High tone
High and flat, slightly falling at the end
รถ is written rót and carries the high tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.
Same syllable, five tones
Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.
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rot
Mid tone
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ròt
Low tone
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rôt
Falling tone
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rǒt
Rising tone
- รถ
rót
High tone
What does รถ mean?
Translation
车辆/汽车
รถ (rót) means "车辆/汽车" in Thai.
Example sentences
ที่จอดรถอยู่ข้างหลังอาคารค่ะ
tîi-jòt-rót yùu kâang-lǎng aa-kaan ká
停车场在楼后面。
ปลอดภัยไหมครับ ขับรถกลับดึกได้เลยไหม
Bplòot-pai mǎi kráp kàp rót glàp dèuk dâi ləəy mǎi
安全吗？我可以开车很晚回家吗？
รถมาแล้ว ขึ้นเลยนะ
rót maa láew kêun loei ná
车来了，快上车！
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What does this word mean?
ใช้
chái
Related words
More words with the high tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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