Thai Vocabulary: 5. Hearing Particles
Learn to recognize particles that disappear into the rhythm of fast speech.
ครับ
khráp
Particle
polite ending particle for male speakers
Remember it by
crab
A polite man holds up a cheerful red crab while respectfully acknowledging someone.
ค่ะ
khâ
Particle
polite particle used by females [falling tone for statements/questions]
Remember it by
A cheerful woman presses a giant glowing politeness button whenever she answers politely.
คะ
khá
polite question ending
นะ
ná
particle
particle used for softening or emphasizing
Remember it by
nah
A friendly person gives a gentle little nudge while casually saying “nah” to soften what they are saying.
สิ
sì
go ahead, do it, emphasis
ล่ะ
lâ
what about?, and...?
เลย
loei
Adverb; Particle
completely, totally, very, indeed, so, [sentence-final particle adding emphasis or indicating consequence]
หรอก
ròk
not really / actually not
มั้ง
máng
I guess / probably
ดิ
dì
particle
particle; name/loanword element
แหละ
lɛ̀
particle
indeed; precisely; emphatic particle
เอง
eeng
pronoun, adverb
self, oneself, by oneself
Vocabulary (12 words)
- ครับ khráp
- polite ending particle for male speakers
- ค่ะ khâ
- polite particle used by females [falling tone for statements/questions]
- คะ khá
- polite question ending
- นะ ná
- particle used for softening or emphasizing
- สิ sì
- go ahead, do it, emphasis
- ล่ะ lâ
- what about?, and...?
- เลย loei
- completely, totally, very, indeed, so, [sentence-final particle adding emphasis or indicating consequence]
- หรอก ròk
- not really / actually not
- มั้ง máng
- I guess / probably
- ดิ dì
- particle; name/loanword element
- แหละ lɛ̀
- indeed; precisely; emphatic particle
- เอง eeng
- self, oneself, by oneself