จ้าๆ(jâa jâa)
Meanings
1InterjectionA2
[!] okay, okay; yes
An informal, friendly reply meaning 'okay' or 'yes'; the reduplication adds emphasis or a placating tone, like 'okay, okay' in casual speech.
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)2mother; mom3prefix: female; main; baseไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)นอนnonนอนnon1[to] sleep2reclining; lying down3[to] lie down; reclineได้แล้วdâai láewได้แล้วdâai láewgot it; done; now possibleนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particleลูกlôokลูกlôok1fruit2classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects3child; son; daughter4ball; spherical object5offspring (of animals); youngจ้าๆjâa jâaจ้าๆjâa jâa[!] okay, okay; yes
Mom: Go to bed now. Child: Okay, okay.
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เพื่อนpêuuanอย่าลืมyàa leumซื้อséuขนมkà-nŏmมาmaaฝากfàakนะnáคุณkunจ้าๆjâa jâaไม่ลืมmâi leumแน่นอนnâe non
Friend: Don't forget to buy me some snacks! You: Okay, okay, I definitely won't forget.
Older sibling: Can you grab the remote for me? Younger sibling: Okay, okay, just a second.
หัวหน้าhŭua nâaพรุ่งนี้prûng-néeต้องdtôngส่งsòngรายงานraai-ngaanแต่เช้าdtàe cháoนะnáอย่าyàaสายsăaiล่ะlâพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanจ้าๆjâa jâaเดี๋ยวdĭiaoคืนนี้keun néeจะjàรีบrêepทำให้tam hâiเสร็จsètเลยloieครับkráp
Boss: The report is due early tomorrow morning, don't be late. Employee: Okay, okay, I'll rush to finish it tonight.