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Traffic jam in Thai

“Traffic jam” in Thai is รถติดrót dtìt.

รถติด rót dtìt

traffic jam; the traffic is bad phrase

rót high
dtìt low

High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

Parts: รถrót cars ติดdtìt stuck

Bangkok's favourite complaint, and a perfectly good excuse for being late.

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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 tit
rod dtid

More travel and transport in Thai

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แท็กซี่ táek-sîi Taxi
จอด jàwt Stop (a car)
to stop, to park
เลี้ยว líaw Turn
to turn
ซ้าย sáai Left
ขวา kwǎa Right (direction)
right (the direction)
ตรงไป dtrong bpai Straight on
go straight on

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