Thai · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 3
ใช่ไหมครับRight?
The third reading gate: the tone marks ไม้เอก (่) and ไม้โท (้) on mid- and high-class consonants, plus yes/no questions: add ไหม to the end of a statement for a yes/no question, and meet the pronouns ผม/ดิฉัน/คุณ/เขา/เรา. James — a learner like you — appears and makes mistakes for us to fix together.
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สบายดีไหม— Are you well?
- Somchaiสวัสดีครับ!คุณสบายดีไหมครับ?Hello! Are you well?
- Maleeสบายดีค่ะ!ขอบคุณค่ะ.I'm well! Thank you.
- Somchaiผมสบายดีครับ.I'm well too.
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ครับ หรือ ค่ะ— ครับ or ค่ะ?
- Maleeเจมส์สบายดีไหมคะ?James, are you well?
- Jamesสบายดีค่ะ!(wrong) James is male but uses the female particle ค่ะ.
- Maleeไม่ใช่"ค่ะ"!"ครับ"ค่ะ.Not "ค่ะ"! Say "ครับ" — men use ครับ.
- Jamesขอโทษครับ!ผมสบายดีครับ.Sorry! I'm well.
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- ผม
pronounI (male)
- ดิฉัน
pronounI (female, formal)
- ฉัน
pronounI (casual)
- คุณ
pronounyou
- เขา
pronounhe, she
- เรา
pronounwe
- ไหม
particle(question particle)
- ใช่ไหม
phrase…right? / isn't it?
- ไม่ใช่
phraseno, not so
- คน
nounperson
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ไหม — yes/no questions
Explanation
Add ไหม (mǎi) to the end of a statement and it becomes a yes/no question. The word order does not change, unlike English: "khun sabaaidii" → "khun sabaaidii mǎi". To answer: repeat the word (สบายดี = yes) or ไม่ + the word (ไม่สบายดี = no); for confirming identity, answer ใช่ / ไม่ใช่. The polite particle ครับ/ค่ะ still always comes after ไหม.
Examples
- คุณสบายดีไหม?Are you well?
- สบายดีค่ะ.Yes, I'm well. (female)
- เขาสบายดีไหม?Is he/she well?
- คุณโอเคไหมครับ?Are you okay? (male asking)
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รูปวรรณยุกต์: ไม้เอก และ ไม้โท— Tone Marks: ไม้เอก and ไม้โท
The tone mark is written above the initial consonant. On mid- and high-class consonants, the effect is:
- ่ (ไม้เอก)máai èekgives a LOW tone — ข่า (khàa) = galangal; ก่อน (kɔ̀ɔn) = before
- ้ (ไม้โท)máai thoogives a FALLING tone — ข้า (khâa) = servant; ไม้ (máai) itself = wood
Read the chapter's question words (ใช่ has ไม้เอก; ไหม has ห leading ม):
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