Learning Thai the Easy Way > Speak Thai > Going to Skytrain Stations

One of the most enjoyable ways to travel around Bangkok is by Sky Train. It is not only clean and air-conditioned but all the signs and station announcements are in English and Thai. However, you might have a problem going by taxi or tuk tuk to your nearest station. To start with, not all Thai people know it by the name "sky train". They either call it BTS or rot fai fah. The word for "station" in Thai is sa-tha nee.


Where do you want to go? (ja bai nai)

Notice we don't use "you" in Thai but just shorten it to "shall go where?" Actually, most taxi and tuk tuk drivers probably would shorten it even further to "go where?"


I want to go to the nearest skytrain station. (pai sa-tha nee rot fai fah tee glai tee soot)

Again, take note how we do not use "I" at the start of the sentence. This is quite common when speaking Thai. The Thai word for nearest is "glai tee soot".


... skytrain station. (sa-tha nee rot fai fah ...)

Put the name for the station you want at the end. For example, Nana Station would be "sa-tha nee rot fai fah nana".
These are all the names for every station:


On Nut. (aon noot)


Phra Khanong. (phra kha-nhong)


Ekkamai. (eak ga-mai)


Thong Lo. (thong lor)


Phrom Phong. (phrom pong)


Asok. (a-soak)


Nana. (nar nar )


Phloenchit. (phloen jit)


Chitlom. (chit lom)


Siam. (sa-yam)


Rajchathewi. (rat cha tay wee)


Phayathai. (pha-ya thai)


Victory Monument. (anu sao-wa ree chai sa mhor ra phoom)


Sanam Pao. (sa-nham bao)


Ari. (ar ree )


Saphan Kwai. (sa phan kwai)


Mo Chit. (mhor chit)


National Stadium. (sa-nham gee lar hang chart)


Ratchadamri. (rart cha dam rii)


Saladaeng. (sar lar daeng)


Chong Nonsi. (chong non see)


Surasak. (soo ra sak)


Saphan Taksin. (sa-phan dtark sin)

For more pictures and a map of the sky train route, please visit our Thailand Guidebook.