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Foundation · A1

Polite sentence particles

Distinguish common polite particles and their position at the end of an utterance.

18 min foundation-concept
Objectives

Distinguish common polite particles and their position at the end of an utterance.

  • speakingครับ and ค่ะ are common polite endings; คะ occurs in question-like contexts. Usage is socially contextual.
Examples

Examples

สวัสดีครับ

sawàtdii khráp

Hello. (polite male ending)

ขอบคุณ

khɔ̀ɔpkhun

Thank you.

ดีครับ

dii khráp

It is good. (polite)

Source note

ครับ and ค่ะ are common polite endings; คะ occurs in question-like contexts. Usage is socially contextual.

Examples are reused from the retained local FSI/Reading source. The new explanation and exercise framing require independent language, pedagogy and rights review before production.
Exercises

Exercises

01

What does สวัสดีครับ mean here?

สวัสดีครับ

  • Hello. (polite male ending)
  • Thank you.
  • It is good. (polite)
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Correct answer: Hello. (polite male ending)

สวัสดีครับ means “Hello. (polite male ending)” in this source example.

02

Which Thai example means “Thank you.”?

  • สวัสดีครับ
  • ขอบคุณ
  • ดีครับ
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Correct answer: ขอบคุณ

ขอบคุณ · khɔ̀ɔpkhun

03

Which example completes this lesson's pattern set?

  • สวัสดีครับ
  • ขอบคุณ
  • ดีครับ
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Correct answer: ดีครับ

ครับ and ค่ะ are common polite endings; คะ occurs in question-like contexts. Usage is socially contextual.