จ้ะ
jâ
Meanings
1NounA2
polite sentence-final particle (informal)
An informal, friendly sentence-final particle used to acknowledge, agree, or soften statements and requests; common in casual speech, especially by women, and when addressing younger or equal status.
Examples
ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)กินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)3[to] dine; go eat togetherกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)เถอะtòeเถอะtòe1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particleจ้ะjâจ้ะjâ1affirmative reply (“yes”/“okay”)2polite sentence-final particle (informal)
Let’s go eat, okay?
2NounA2
affirmative reply (“yes”/“okay”)
Used alone as a brief affirmative response, similar to saying “yes,” “okay,” or “alright.”
Examples
ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ไหมmăiไหมmăi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silkจ้ะjâจ้ะjâ1affirmative reply (“yes”/“okay”)2polite sentence-final particle (informal)
Are you going? — Yes.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
จ๊ะjáจ๊ะjá1polite sentence-ending particle (friendly/softening)2yes?; what is it? (friendly response)
- polite sentence-ending particle (friendly/softening)
- yes?; what is it? (friendly response)
จ้าjâaจ้าjâa1bright; dazzling2okay; yes (informal, friendly)
- bright; dazzling
- okay; yes (informal, friendly)
จ๊าjáaจ๊าjáa1yes?; yes; okay (friendly reply)2sentence-final particle; adds a friendly, affectionate tone
- yes?; yes; okay (friendly reply)
- sentence-final particle; adds a friendly, affectionate tone
จร้าjáaจร้าjáa1[!] yes; okay; sure (informal, playful)2sentence-final particle (informal, playful)
- [!] yes; okay; sure (informal, playful)
- sentence-final particle (informal, playful)
ครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particle
- polite particle (male speaker)
- acknowledgment/response particle