Airport Link to Suvarnabhumi

Before we start, let's know about the name of the aiport :)

Often that we hear many foreigners pronounce "Suvarnabhumi" as, for example, "Su-warn-na- boom-mii" or "Su-wan-na boom".

Q: How to pronounce it correctly? And what does it mean?

A: "Suvarnabhumi " is pronounced as “Su-Wana-Phoom”

It means “The Golden Land”.

Apart from providing skytrain (BTS) and MRT (metro) services for people living in the city, we soon are going to have another facility that can take you even faster right to Suvarnabhumi airport. This post will you some details about airport link to the airport. Let's getting to know it now!

The Train systems provided are:

(Airport Rail Link: 28 kms.)

1. The Suvarnabhumi Airport Express (SA Express) is a rapid non-stop transit rail system linking City Air Terminal located at Makkasan area and Suvarnabhumi Airport with a traveling time of 15 minutes.

City Air Terminal Station at Makkasan Station services as a terminal building for Suvarnabhumi Airport . All passengers can check-in at City Air Terminal Station with the same facilities as Suvarnabhumi Airport Terminal building facilities i.e. check-in counters, time setting clocks, baggage conveyors, flight information system, security system and etc. Moreover, all the informations are linked with Suvarnabhumi Airport informations system.

rate: 150 baht

speed: 160 km/hr

2. The Suvarnabhumi Airport City Line (SA City Line) is a transit rail system providing services between Phaya Thai Station (Interconnection with BTS) and Suvarnabhumi Airport . The interval stops for passengers are 6 stations including the City Air Terminal Station with a total traveling time of 30 minutes.

rate: 30-50 baht

speed: 60 km/hr

Details of the 8 stations are as follows :

Station Station's Name Km.
1 Phaya Thai 0+179.000
2 Ratchaprarop 0+982.144
3 Makkasan 3+109.642
4 Ramkhamhang 7+398.908
5 Hua Mak 12+304.946
6 Ban Thap Chang 17+226.618
7 Lat Krabang 23+498.369
8 Suvarnabhumi 28+881.870

Let's start with "Sàwàddii" and greeting.

Sàwàddii ...

Thai people greet each other by bringing their hands together to the chest and the head is bowed slightly, we call “wâai” ไหว้ and say “Sàwàddii” สวัสดี (hello), is used as both hello and goodbye

“Sàwàddii” comes from Sanskrit, meaning virtuousness, prosperity or safeness and it is also the word Thai use for blessing.

Easy conversation for greeting.




A: Sàwàddii *khà/khráp. (Hello!)
Sábaaidiimái khà/khráp? (How are you?/ Are you fine?)

B: *Chán/Phŏm sábaaidii, khàwpkhun khráp. (I'm fine, thank you)
Lέεo khun là? (And you?)

A: Phŏm gâw sábaaidii. (lit. I'm also fine, me too)

B: Lέεo phóp gan mài/ Lέεo jəə gan. (See you again)



A: สวัสดี (ค่ะ/ครับ) สบายดีไหม (ค่ะ/ครับ)

B: ผม/ฉัน สบายดี ขอบคุณครับ แล้วคุณล่ะ

A: ผม/ฉัน ก็สบายดี

B: แล้วพบกันใหม่/ แล้วเจอกัน


Remark:

- khà = is the particle for female speaker used at the end of a sentence to make it become polite
- khráp = is the particle for male speaker used at the end of a sentence to make it become polite


For first personal pronoun "I"

Chán = is used for female speaker
Phŏm = is used for male speaker
* However, it is common for Thais to drop subject when speaking.

This is my first post as a blogger.

Hello guests,

My name is Aor, native Thai speaker, teaching Thai for foreigners. I am interested in having my own blog to help those who are learning Thai, either in Thailand or overseas. You're welcome to post your questions or your requests of a topic you want to know here. The language used here for learning Thai is by English. I hope you find this website useful for improving your Thai.

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