Travel and transport ทางหลวง taang-lǔang
highway noun
- taang mid
- lǔang rising
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
Parts: ทางtaang way, road หลวงlǔang royal; of the state, main
How to use it
หลวงlǔang, "royal", also means public, of the state, so a ทางหลวงtaang-lǔang is a state highway, numbered like ทางหลวงหมายเลขหนึ่งtaang-lǔang mǎai-lêek nùeng, Highway 1. Roads are counted with สายsǎai, line. Thai highways have few right turns: you drive past and turn back at a U-turn, กลับรถglàp-rót. The toll roads are ทางด่วนtaang-dùan, expressways.
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:
- thang luang
- tang luang
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