Travel and transport
van, minivan noun
- rót high
- dtûu falling
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Classifier: คันkan · counting word for spoons, forks, cars and umbrellas
How to use it
Shared vans, รถตู้rót-dtûu, "box vehicles", link towns all over Thailand and are often quicker than the bus. They leave from bus stations and van stands, on a timetable or when every seat is taken, and there's little room for big suitcases.
A van you hire with a driver for the day is a รถตู้rót-dtûu too: เหมารถตู้mǎo rót-dtûu is to charter one.
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 tu
- rod too
- rot too
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