Travel and transport เครื่องยนต์ krûeang-yon
engine, motor noun
- krûeang falling
- yon mid
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Parts: เครื่องkrûeang machine ยนต์yon motor, machine
How to use it
เครื่องยนต์krûeang-yon is the word of signs and manuals, as at petrol stations: กรุณาดับเครื่องยนต์gà-rú-naa dàp krûeang-yon, please switch off your engine. In speech it's just เครื่องkrûeang: starting it is ติดเครื่องdtìt krûeang, and when it dies on you, เครื่องดับkrûeang dàp.
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:
- kreung yon
- khrueang yon
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