Ambulance in Thai

“Ambulance” in Thai is รถพยาบาลrót-pá-yaa-baan.

รถพยาบาล rót-pá-yaa-baan

ambulance noun

  • rót high
  • pá high
  • yaa mid
  • baan mid
  • High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
Parts: รถrót vehicle พยาบาลpá-yaa-baan nurse; to nurse

The emergency number for an ambulance is 1669; โรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baan (hospital) is the 'nursing building'.

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:

  • rot phayaban
  • rot payaban

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