Travel and transport สายการบิน sǎai-gaan-bin
airline noun
- sǎai rising
- gaan mid
- bin mid
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
Parts: สายsǎai line การบินgaan-bin flying, aviation
How to use it
สายการบินsǎai-gaan-bin is an "aviation line", with the same สายsǎai as a bus line. The national airline, Thai Airways, is การบินไทยgaan-bin-tai, "Thai aviation", and budget airlines fly most domestic routes, many of them from Bangkok's older airport, Don Mueang. A flight is a เที่ยวบินtîaw-bin.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- sai kan bin
- sai karn bin
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