Thai word
คะ
khá
礼貌助词（女性用，疑问）
How to pronounce คะ
High tone
High and flat, slightly falling at the end
คะ is written khá and carries the high tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.
Same syllable, five tones
Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.
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kha
Mid tone
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khà
Low tone
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khâ
Falling tone
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khǎ
Rising tone
- คะ
khá
High tone
What does คะ mean?
Translation
礼貌助词（女性用，疑问）
คะ (khá) means "礼貌助词（女性用，疑问）" in Thai.
Example sentences
แพงไปนะคะ ลดได้ไหมคะ
paaeng bpai ná ká lót dâi mǎi ká
太贵了。能便宜点吗？（口语）
จอดตรงนี้เลยนะคะ ขอบคุณค่ะ
jòt dtrong-níi loei ná ká kòp-kun ká
就停在这里吧，谢谢。（口语）
ไม่เผ็ดได้ไหมคะ ท้องไม่ค่อยดี
mâi pèt dâai mǎi ká tóong mâi kôi dii
可以做不辣的吗？我肚子不太舒服。
Test yourself
One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.
What does this word mean?
ใช้
chái
Related words
More words with the high tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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