สถานีต่อไป
sathani topai
In Thai, "next station" is translated as สถานีต่อไป (sathani topai).
This phrase is used to refer to the stop that follows the current one on a train or subway line. In public transport announcements, you will often hear สถานีต่อไป… followed immediately by the name of the station.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of สถานี (station) and ต่อไป (next/following).
Which one should you use?
While both forms mean "next station," สถานีถัดไป uses the word ถัดไป (that is next) to indicate the station that is next in a specific sequence.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word ถัดไป can be used instead of ต่อไป to mean "the next station" when emphasizing the position in a sequence.
How do you pronounce it?
sathani topai
Did you know?
- In Thailand, the word สถานี (station) is derived from the Sanskrit word 'sthāna', which also serves as the root for the English word 'station' via Latin.
- If you are traveling by water on the Chao Phraya River, you would replace the word for station, สถานี (sathani), with ท่าเรือ (tharuea) to say 'the next pier'.
- While สถานีต่อไป is the standard announcement, using the variation สถานีถัดไป (sathani that pai) can make your speech sound more like a formal news report or a textbook than a local commuter.
Examples in context
- เธอต้องลงสถานีต่อไปYou need to get off at the next station.
- สถานีต่อไปคือสยาม.sa-tha-nee tor pai khue sa-yam.The next station is Siam.
- สถานีต่อไปจะเปลี่ยนสายได้ที่นี่.sa-tha-nee tor pai ja plian sai dai thee nee.At the next station, you can change lines.
Example conversation
Two people are riding the subway in Bangkok.
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitสถานีต่อไปคือสถานีไหนครับ?sa-tha-nee tor pai khue sa-tha-nee nai khrap?Which one is the next station?
- สิรินทร์ Sirinสถานีต่อไปคืออโศกค่ะ.sa-tha-nee tor pai khue a-sok kha.The next station is Asoke.
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitเราต้องลงที่สถานีต่อไปไหมครับ?rao tong long thee sa-tha-nee tor pai mai khrap?Do we need to get off at the next station?
- สิรินทร์ Sirinใช่ค่ะ ต้องลงที่นั่นค่ะ.chai kha. tong long thee nan kha.Yes, we have to get off there.
