Dictionary

ค่ะ

kâparticletonefalling tonefalling
Save word

#25 most common1 syllablein 7 readings

Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented
1ptcl.

female polite particle used at the end of a statement, request, or wishwiktionary

2interj.

yes; used to express affirmation, agreement, or acknowledgmentcurated

3interj.

used to express annoyance or frustrationwiktionary

In the readings

real sentences, spoken by real voices

ฉันได้แต่ยิ้ม แล้วตอบกลับไปว่าโอเคค่ะ

I could only smile and answer back, “I'm okay.”

Pudzon · พระนครศรีอยุธยาfrom ยิ้มไว้ก่อน →

ฉันได้แต่ยิ้ม แล้วตอบกลับไปว่า "โอเคค่ะ"

I can only smile and answer back, "I'm okay."

Pudzon · พระนครศรีอยุธยาfrom ยิ้มไว้ก่อน →

Built from

From ข้า (kâa, “servant, I/me”) in พระเจ้าข้า (“lit. my lord”) or เจ้าข้า (jâo-kâa, “lit. my lord”). Compare with other Tai languages in which a self-deprecating pronoun literally meaning "servant" or "slave" can be used as a polite particle and/or to say "yes" such as Lao ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khā nǭi), Lü ᦃᦾᧉ (ẋoay²), Khün ᨡ᩶ᩣ, and Shan ၶႃႈ (khāa). Also compare with Northern Thai ᨧᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ (“lord, you”) which has the opposite meaning of ᨡ᩶ᩣ (“servant, I/me”), a cognate of ข้า (kâa), and can be used as a polite particle or to say "yes."