8. Sentence-final particles คำลงท้าย
17 grammar points (TG102–TG118) · 4 beginner · 13 intermediate
Small words at the end of a sentence that carry politeness, mood and attitude, such as ครับ / ค่ะ, นะ, สิ, เถอะ and ล่ะ.
| ID | Grammar point | Meaning | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| TG102 | ครับ / ค่ะ / คะ | Politeness particles; choice depends on speaker’s gender and whether it is a statement or question | Beginner |
| TG103 | นะ | Softens a statement or request; seeks agreement (“okay?”, “you know”) | Beginner |
| TG104 | หน่อย | “A little”; softens requests to sound polite | Beginner |
| TG105 | ด้วย (request) | Adds urgency/politeness to a request (“please”) | Beginner |
| TG106 | สิ / ซิ | Urging or insisting; “go ahead”, “of course” | Intermediate |
| TG107 | เถอะ | Suggestion or encouragement: “let’s”, “you’d better” | Intermediate |
| TG108 | ล่ะ | “What about…?”, “then”; shifts or presses a question | Intermediate |
| TG109 | หรอก | Softens or corrects a negative (“not really”, “it’s not that…”) | Intermediate |
| TG110 | น่ะ | Explanatory tone (“you see”, “it’s that…”) | Intermediate |
| TG111 | จ้ะ / จ๊ะ / จ้า | Friendly, intimate politeness (to children, close friends) | Intermediate |
| TG112 | เลย (emphatic) | Emphasis: “totally”, “right away”, “at all” (with ไม่) | Intermediate |
| TG113 | แหละ / นั่นแหละ | “Exactly”, “that’s just it”; confirms or concedes | Intermediate |
| TG114 | ไง | “You see”, “that’s why/how”; points out the obvious | Intermediate |
| TG115 | จัง / จังเลย | “So…!” exclamation of feeling | Intermediate |
| TG116 | ละกัน / แล้วกัน | “Let’s just…”, settling on a choice and urging the other person to agree; in bargaining it makes a final offer (ร้อยบาทก็แล้วกัน “Let’s say 100 baht”) | Intermediate |
| TG117 | ซะ (เสีย) | “Go ahead and (finish it)”; completive command | Intermediate |
| TG118 | เนี่ย / นี่ (emphatic) | Focuses attention on the topic (“this thing here”) | Intermediate |