Travel and transport รถบรรทุก rót-ban-túk
truck, lorry noun
- rót high
- ban mid
- túk high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
Parts: รถrót vehicle บรรทุกban-túk to load, to carry
How to use it
รถบรรทุกrót-ban-túk is a "loading vehicle". Big lorries are often named by their wheels, รถสิบล้อrót sìp láw, a "ten-wheeler". Thailand's favourite vehicle is the pickup truck, รถกระบะrót-grà-bà, and the songthaew is a pickup with two benches in the back.
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 banthuk
- rod ban tuk
- rot bun took
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