Travel and transportBus station in Thai
“Bus station” in Thai is ขนส่งkǒn-sòng; you'll also hear สถานีขนส่งsà-tǎa-nii kǒn-sòng (full name).
bus station (short); transport noun everyday
- kǒn rising
- sòng low
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
bus station, bus terminal noun full name
- sà low
- tǎa rising
- nii mid
- kǒn rising
- sòng low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
How to use it
Long-distance coaches, รถทัวร์rót-tua, leave from the สถานีขนส่งsà-tǎa-nii kǒn-sòng, the "transport station", which everyone shortens to ขนส่งkǒn-sòng. In Bangkok, coaches to the North and Isan leave from Mo Chit, หมอชิตmǎw-chít, and Chiang Mai's main terminal is Arcade.
The Department of Land Transport, where you get a driving licence, is also ขนส่งkǒn-sòng.
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:
- khon song
- sathani khon song
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