รถแท็กซี่
taxi
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- 1 taxi、cab
A car that carries passengers to a requested destination for a fare. It can refer to either the vehicle itself or taxi travel as a means of transportation.
taxi、cab
A car for hire that takes passengers to their chosen destination, or taxi travel considered as a means of transportation.
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รถแท็กซี่คันนี้ว่างไหม rót thɛ́ksîi khan níi wâaŋ mǎy Is this taxi available? รถแท็กซี่คันนี้ว่างไหม details
Learning notes
Explanation
The word combines รถ (“car” or “vehicle”) with แท็กซี่, a borrowing from English “taxi.” In everyday conversation, speakers often shorten it to แท็กซี่. The classifier for an individual taxi is คัน. For example, รถแท็กซี่หนึ่งคัน means “one taxi,” and รถแท็กซี่คันนี้ means “this taxi.” Common combinations include นั่งรถแท็กซี่ (“travel by taxi”), ขึ้นรถแท็กซี่ (“get into a taxi”), ลงจากรถแท็กซี่ (“get out of a taxi”), and เรียกรถแท็กซี่ (“call or hail a taxi”).
Usage
This word is commonly used when hailing a taxi on the street, arranging one at an airport or hotel, describing how someone will travel, or discussing where to get in or out.
Caution
This normally refers to a car taxi. A motorcycle taxi is called มอเตอร์ไซค์รับจ้าง. To say “travel by taxi,” use นั่งรถแท็กซี่, and use ขึ้นรถแท็กซี่ for “get into a taxi”; ขี่รถแท็กซี่ is not normally used.