miss (a bus, train, or other vehicle)
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Describes failing to catch a bus, train, or other vehicle before it leaves.
miss (a bus, train, or other vehicle)
Means to arrive too late to board the vehicle you intended to take.
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ฉันตกรถ chǎn tòk rót I missed my ride. ฉันตกรถ details
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ถ้าไม่รีบ เดี๋ยวตกรถนะ thâa mây rîip dǐaw tòk rót ná If you don't hurry, you'll miss the bus. ถ้าไม่รีบ เดี๋ยวตกรถนะ details
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เกือบตกรถ kʉ̀ap tòk rót I almost missed my ride. เกือบตกรถ details
Learning notes
Explanation
This expression combines ตก and รถ. Here, ตก does not literally mean “fall”; together the words refer to missing the chance to board. รถ does not identify a particular type of vehicle, so context determines whether the speaker means a bus, train, shuttle, or another ride. Common patterns include เกือบตกรถ, “almost miss one's ride,” and เดี๋ยวตกรถ, “you'll miss it.”
Usage
It is common in everyday situations such as arriving late at a stop or station, missing a school or company shuttle after oversleeping, or warning someone to hurry before their ride leaves.
Caution
It does not mean “fall from a vehicle”; use ตกจากรถ for that. When naming the vehicle explicitly, ตกรถไฟ is used for missing a train, while ตกเครื่อง or ตกเครื่องบิน is normally used for missing a flight.