จ้ะ(jâ)
Meanings
1ParticleA2
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
ไปกินข้าวbpai gin kâaoไปกินข้าวbpai gin kâao[to] go eatกันganกันgan1each 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)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเถอะtòeเถอะtòe1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particleจ้ะjâจ้ะjâ1affirmative reply (“yes”/“okay”)2polite sentence-final particle (informal)
Let’s go eat, okay?
2InterjectionA2
affirmative reply (“yes”/“okay”)
Used alone as a brief affirmative response, similar to saying “yes,” “okay,” or “alright.”
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