ใช่จ้ะ
châi-jâMeaning
1InterjectionA1
yes; yeah (informal/friendly)
an informal and friendly way to say yes, often used by women or when speaking to someone familiar.
Examples
Aนี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเหรอrə̌əเหรอrə̌ə1really?; is that so?2question particle (casual)Bใช่จ้ะchâi-jâใช่จ้ะchâi-jâyes; yeah (informal/friendly)ขอบคุณนะkɔ̀ɔp-kun-náขอบคุณนะkɔ̀ɔp-kun-náthanks (soft, friendly; with particle นะ)
A: Is this yours? B: Yes, it is. Thank you.
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Aพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเธอtəəจะjàไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanใช่ไหมchâi-mǎiBใช่จ้ะchâi-jâไปbpaiตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoเลยləəi
A: Are you going to work tomorrow? B: Yes, I am. I'm going in the morning.
A: Is that person your older sister? B: Yes, she is. Do we look alike?
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
châi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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
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จ้ะjâจ้ะjâ1polite sentence-final particle (informal)2affirmative reply (“yes”/“okay”)polite sentence-final particle (informal)Part 2
ใช่จ้ะchâi-jâใช่จ้ะchâi-jâyes; yeah (informal/friendly)yes; yeah (informal/friendly)Word