Trip in Thai

“Trip” in Thai is ทริปtríp; you'll also hear การเดินทางgaan-doen-taang (journey).

ทริป tríp

trip (casual, from English) noun

tríp high

High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

การเดินทาง gaan-doen-taang

journey, travel (noun) noun

gaan mid
doen mid
taang mid

Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

Parts: การgaan the act of (turns a verb into a noun) เดินทางdoen-taang to travel

How to use it

ทริปtríp is the casual word, borrowed from English: friends plan a ทริปtríp together and post the photos afterwards. To say you're going on a trip, use the verb เที่ยวtîaw: ไปเที่ยวbpai tîaw, to go travelling. การเดินทางgaan-doen-taang is the journey itself, a more formal word you'll see in news and on travel sites.

More travel and transport in Thai

All travel and transport

รถ rót Car
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)

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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