ใช่(châi)
Meanings
1InterjectionA1
[!] yes; that's right
Used to agree, confirm, or answer 'yes'. Often strengthened with ครับครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particle/ค่ะค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response).
2AdjectiveA2
[to be] correct; right
Indicates that something is correct or true; used as a predicate to confirm accuracy; can function as a standalone affirmative.
Examples
ใช่châiใช่châi1[!] yes; that's right2[to be] correct; rightนี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineจริงjingจริงjing1really; truly; indeed2truth; reality (rare as noun)3true; real; genuine4[!] intensifier particle (final)
Correct, this really is my house.
Related Words
Related Compounds
ใช่มั้ยchâi máiใช่มั้ยchâi mái[Q] right?; isn't it?
[Q] right?; isn't it?
ไม่ใช่mâi châiไม่ใช่mâi châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)
- is/are/am not; not (to be)
- no (disagreement/denial)
- not (emphatic correction)
ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)
- not (negator)
- no (reply)
ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)
- cheap; inexpensive
- correct; right
- proper; morally right
- to be correct/right
- [to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)
- by (passive marker)
เปล่าbplàoเปล่าbplào1empty; blank; bare2in vain; for nothing3no; not; nothing
- empty; blank; bare
- in vain; for nothing
- no; not; nothing