In and out: ขึ้น, ลง and นั่ง
Transport in Thai is described with three verbs of the body. ขึ้น — to go up and to board: khuen rot me — get on the bus. Khuen bin is "take off", a word from the airport. For example: “ขึ้น รถ เมล์ ตรง หน้า” — Get on the bus straight ahead. A rule from the Thai course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Transport in Thai is described with three verbs of the body. ขึ้น (кхын) — to go up and to board: khuen rot me — get on the bus. Khuen bin is "take off", a word from the airport.
Its pair is ลง (лонг) — to go down and to get off: long thi pai — get off at the stop. The driver asks long nai — where are you getting off? To settle in for the ride — นั่ง (нанг), to sit: nang rot fai — ride the train.
Two more companions of the road: พลาด (пхлаат) — to miss: phlat rot fai — miss the train. And เปลี่ยน (плиан) — to change: plian khueang — change planes, the familiar word from a transfer. The verb takes no forms — only what you do changes.
Table
| Where to | Word | Reading | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| board | ขึ้น | khuen | ขึ้น รถ เมล์ — get on the bus |
| get off | ลง | long | ลง ที่ ป้าย — get off at the stop |
| ride sitting | นั่ง | nang | นั่ง รถ ไฟ — ride the train |
| miss | พลาด | phlat | พลาด รถ ไฟ — miss the train |
| change, transfer | เปลี่ยน | plian | เปลี่ยน เครื่อง — change planes |
By example
- ขึ้น รถ เมล์ ตรง หน้าкхын рот мэ тронг нааGet on the bus straight ahead
- ผม ลง ที่ สถานีпхом лонг ти сатханииI get off at the station
- นั่ง รถ ไฟ ไป ตลาดнанг рот фай пай талатRide the train to the market
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
In and out: how does it work in Thai?
Transport in Thai is described with three verbs of the body. ขึ้น — to go up and to board: khuen rot me — get on the bus. Khuen bin is "take off", a word from the airport.
What does it look like in a Thai example sentence?
“ขึ้น รถ เมล์ ตรง หน้า” (кхын рот мэ тронг наа) — Get on the bus straight ahead. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.