นะคะ
ná-káMeaning
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polite particle (primarily feminine, softener)
A polite sentence-final particle used primarily by women to soften statements, make gentle requests, show friendliness, or seek confirmation; combines นะนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle with คะคะká1polite particle (female; question softener)2polite address or response particle (female speech).
Examples
ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3closed; shut; not open4[to] cover; seal5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goalsด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooนะคะná-káนะคะná-kápolite particle (primarily feminine, softener)
Please help close the door, okay?
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Let’s meet at station nine tomorrow, okay?
If you have questions, feel free to ask, okay? Don’t be shy.
เดี๋ยวdǐiaoอธิบายà-tí-baaiขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnอีกครั้งìik-krángนะคะná-káเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiทุกคนtúk-konทำตามtam-dtaamได้dâaiถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ng
I’ll explain the steps once more, okay, so that everyone can follow correctly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ná
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particlesoftener; friendly particlePart 1
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คะkáคะká1polite particle (female; question softener)2polite address or response particle (female speech)polite particle (female; question softener)Part 2
นะคะná-káนะคะná-kápolite particle (primarily feminine, softener)polite particle (primarily feminine, softener)Word