Travel and transportCarsick in Thai
“Carsick” in Thai is เมารถmao-rót; you'll also hear เมาเรือmao-ruea (on a boat).
carsick, travel sick adjective
- mao mid
- rót high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
seasick adjective on a boat
- mao mid
- ruea mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
How to use it
เมาmao means drunk, and Thai uses it for motion sickness too: เมารถmao-rót in a car or a van, เมาเรือmao-ruea on a boat, เมาเครื่องบินmao krûeang-bin on a plane. The winding mountain road to Pai is famous for it. Pharmacies and 7-Elevens sell travel-sickness pills, ยาแก้เมารถyaa gâe mao-rót: take one before you set off.
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:
- mow rot
- mao reua
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