โอเค(o-kay)

Meanings

1InterjectionA1

okay; agreed

used to show agreement, acceptance, or readiness

Examples

ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodหกhòkหกhòk1six (6)2six (classifier-related form)3[to] spillโมงmohngโมงmohng1o’clock (daytime hours)2classifier: hours (telling time)ได้ไหมdâi măiได้ไหมdâi măi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)โอเคo-kayโอเคo-kay1okay; agreed2fine; acceptable3[to] be okay; be fine; be acceptable4OK (confirmation)
Can we go at six o'clock? Okay.
2AdjectiveA2

fine; acceptable

satisfactory or all right; not a problem

Examples

อาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeโอเคo-kayโอเคo-kay1okay; agreed2fine; acceptable3[to] be okay; be fine; be acceptable4OK (confirmation)กินได้gin dâaiกินได้gin dâai1edible; can be eaten2[to] be able to eat [sth]สบายsà-baaiสบายsà-baai1comfortable; at ease2well; fine (health/state)3[to] relax; take it easy4easy; effortless
The food at this place is okay; it's fine to eat.
3VerbA2

[to] be okay; be fine; be acceptable

to be in an acceptable, satisfactory, or not problematic state

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weather3atmosphere (figurative); ambienceโอเคo-kayโอเคo-kay1okay; agreed2fine; acceptable3[to] be okay; be fine; be acceptable4OK (confirmation)เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)กลับบ้านglàp bâanกลับบ้านglàp bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
The weather is okay today; we can walk home.
4NounA2

OK (confirmation)

used to confirm understanding or to move a conversation forward

Examples

โอเคo-kayโอเคo-kay1okay; agreed2fine; acceptable3[to] be okay; be fine; be acceptable4OK (confirmation)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to be] understanding (of [sb])3[to] assume; take sth to be trueแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ไปต่อbpai dtòrไปต่อbpai dtòr[to] continue; [to] go onได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
Okay, I understand now. We can move on.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

โอเครoh-kayโอเครoh-kay1[!] okay; all right2okay; satisfactory
  • [!] okay; all right
  • okay; satisfactory
แฮปปี้háep-bpêeแฮปปี้háep-bpêe1happy; pleased (informal; slangy)2[to] be happy with; be okay with (informal)
  • happy; pleased (informal; slangy)
  • [to] be happy with; be okay with (informal)
ก็ได้gôr dâaiก็ได้gôr dâai1[phr] okay; fine; that works2[phr] ... is also acceptable3[phr] you may; if you want4[phr] it's okay if; it's fine to5[phr] optionality / non-necessity
  • [phr] okay; fine; that works
  • [phr] ... is also acceptable
  • [phr] you may; if you want
  • [phr] it's okay if; it's fine to
  • [phr] optionality / non-necessity
ตกลงdtòk longตกลงdtòk long1[to] agree; reach an agreement2okay; agreed; deal3in the end; after all; as it turns out4[to] settle; finalize
  • [to] agree; reach an agreement
  • okay; agreed; deal
  • in the end; after all; as it turns out
  • [to] settle; finalize
ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
  • get; obtain; receive
  • may (polite permission/request)
  • able to (postverbal/resultative)
  • manage to; succeed in (achievement)
  • can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)
  • okay; sure; agreed

Word Breakdown

โอohโอoh1oh; ah (surprise, realization, emotion)2O (letter name)3oh (elongated sound)4prefix ‘o-’ (phonetic rendering)Part 1
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เคkayเคkay1K (letter name; slang initial)2gay man (slang, can be pejorative)3[to] be onto; catch on (slang)4ketamine (slang); crystal meth (rare, ambiguous)5K-pop (abbr., colloq.)Part 2
โอเคo-kayโอเคo-kayokay; agreed