Travel and transport อะไหล่ à-lài
spare part, spare parts noun
- à low
- lài low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
อะไหล่à-lài is two low syllables: spare parts for a car, a motorbike, an air-con or a phone. A garage will ask whether you want อะไหล่แท้à-lài táe, genuine parts, or cheaper copies, and a repair that waits for a part takes รออะไหล่raw à-lài, "waiting for parts". Popular motorbikes are cheap to fix because parts are everywhere.
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:
- ar lai
- alai rot
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