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คน ขับ รถ

“คน ขับ รถ” (кхон кхап рот) — driver in Thai. Noun, level A1. Literally "person driving a vehicle": khap is to drive, rot is any vehicle. A taxi driver is the same driver, only with a meter. In a live sentence: “คน ขับ รถ รู้ ทาง” — The driver knows the way. Written with the characters ค, น, ข, บ, ร, ถ. A word from the everyday Thai course, level A1.

Updated September 1, 2026 · Lingofly

In short

“driver” in Thai
Written in Thaiคน ขับ รถ
Read in Latin lettersкхон кхап рот
Translationdriver
Part of speechnoun
LevelA1

Why it looks that way

Literally "person driving a vehicle": khap is to drive, rot is any vehicle. A taxi driver is the same driver, only with a meter

A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.

In a live sentence

A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.

  • คน ขับ รถ รู้ ทาง
    кхон кхап рот руу таанг
    The driver knows the way

How not to forget this word

Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.

Frequently asked

How do you say “driver” in Thai?

«คน ขับ รถ», read “кхон кхап рот”. In a live sentence: “คน ขับ รถ รู้ ทาง” — The driver knows the way. Noun, level A1; written with the characters ค, น, ข, บ, ร, ถ.

How is “คน ขับ รถ” written in Latin letters?

кхон кхап рот. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.

Why does this word look the way it does?

Literally "person driving a vehicle": khap is to drive, rot is any vehicle. A taxi driver is the same driver, only with a meter. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.

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