A tuk-tuk is a small open taxi with three wheels — a motorbike front, a bench seat behind, a roof, no doors. You climb in from the side, the driver pulls away with a rattle, and you feel every bump.

A tuk-tuk is a small open taxiTuk-tuk是一種小型的敞篷計程車 with three wheels有三個輪子 a motorbike front前面像機車 a bench seat behind後面是長條座椅 a roof有屋頂 no doors沒有車門 You climb in from the side你從側邊爬上車 the driver pulls away with a rattle司機發出喀啦喀啦的聲音開走 and you feel every bump你會感覺到每一個顛簸

They are famous in Thailand, which is where the English word comes from, but you will find the same vehicle all across South and Southeast Asia and in parts of Africa and South America, under different local names — in India it is usually an auto-rickshaw or just an auto. English speakers, especially tourists, tend to call any of them a tuk-tuk.

They are famous in Thailand它們在泰國很有名 which is where the English word comes from這個英文字也是從泰國來的 but you will find the same vehicle all across South and Southeast Asia and in parts of Africa and South America但同樣的車在南亞和東南亞各地、還有非洲和南美洲部分地區都看得到 under different local names只是各地叫法不同 in India it is usually an auto-rickshaw or just an auto在印度通常叫auto-rickshaw，或簡稱auto English speakers, especially tourists說英語的人，尤其是觀光客 tend to call any of them a tuk-tuk通常不管哪種都叫它tuk-tuk

The word is written several ways: tuk-tuk, tuk tuk, tuktuk. The hyphen is the most usual in British writing. The plural is tuk-tuks.

The word is written several ways這個字有好幾種寫法 tuk-tuk, tuk tuk, tuktuktuk-tuk、tuk tuk、tuktuk The hyphen is the most usual in British writing在英式寫法裡，加連字號最常見 The plural is複數是 tuk-tukstuk-tuks

For tourists it is part of the fun of a trip, and it turns up in holiday photos and travel writing far more than in serious news. Two things go with the word almost every time: the noise, because that is where the name comes from, and the price, because you normally agree the fare before you get in rather than paying a meter.

For tourists it is part of the fun of a trip對觀光客來說，它是旅行樂趣的一部分 and it turns up in holiday photos and travel writing出現在度假照片和遊記裡 far more than in serious news的次數，遠比出現在正經新聞裡多得多 Two things go with the word almost every time幾乎每次提到這個字都會帶出兩件事 the noise一是聲音 because that is where the name comes from因為這個名字就是從聲音來的 and the price二是價錢 because you normally agree the fare before you get in因為通常是上車前先講好車資 rather than paying a meter而不是按錶計費

Recently the word has travelled again — some European cities now run small electric tuk-tuks for short city tours, which are quiet and rather miss the point of the name.

Recently the word has travelled again最近這個字又傳到了別的地方 some European cities now run small electric tuk-tuks for short city tours現在有些歐洲城市會用小型電動tuk-tuk做短程市區觀光 which are quiet這種車很安靜 and rather miss the point of the name反而失去了這個名字原本的味道