get carsick
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Describes feeling sick from the motion of a car, bus, or another road vehicle.
get carsick
Means to feel nauseated or unwell because of the motion of a road vehicle.
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มียาแก้เมารถไหม mii yaa kɛ̂ɛ maw rót mǎy Do you have any motion sickness medicine? มียาแก้เมารถไหม details
Learning notes
Explanation
เมารถ combines เมา, “to be intoxicated or feel disoriented,” with รถ, “car or road vehicle.” It describes nausea, dizziness, or similar discomfort caused by traveling in a moving vehicle. It functions as a stative verb, so ฉันเมารถ can mean either “I get carsick” or “I’m carsick,” depending on the context. Common patterns include เมารถง่าย, “get carsick easily,” and ไม่เมารถ, “not get carsick.”
Usage
Commonly used when traveling by car, bus, taxi, or van. It is useful for saying that you tend to get carsick, explaining that you feel unwell during a trip, or asking for carsickness medicine.
Caution
เมา by itself usually means “to be drunk,” so รถ is needed when referring to carsickness. For other forms of motion sickness, Thai commonly uses more specific expressions such as เมาเรือ for seasickness and เมาเครื่องบิน for airsickness.