Particles
The particles
are often untranslatable words added to the end of a sentence to
indicate respect, a request, encouragement or other moods (similar to the use
of intonation in English), as well as varying the level of
formality. They are not used in elegant (written) Thai. The most common
particles indicating respect are ครับ (krab) for a man and ค่ะ (kà) for a woman
Other common particles are:
Word
|
Meaning
|
|
จ๊ะ
|
já
|
indicating a request
|
จ้ะ, จ้าor จ๋า
|
jâ
|
indicating emphasis
|
ละor ล่ะ
|
là
|
indicating emphasis
|
สิ
|
Si
|
indicating emphasis or an imperative
|
นะ
|
na
|
softening; indicating a request
|
ว่ะ
|
Wà
|
indicating emphasis (only used among close
friends), not polite
|
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