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How to use "Na" in Thai

Do you heard the word na in thai???

Lets talk about it

We use this word more than hundred times in a day. it is very common and basic informal thai word .it makes the sentence more gentle and polite. Its less polite than Khrap and Kha that's why it's used informally

It's meaning is hard to pin down

Lets talk about how to use Na

For warning

🌠Professor: This is your last chance

Its sound aggressive but using na with it will change it

For example

🌠Professor: This is your last chance na
oh-gaat sut taai laew na

The sentence becomes a lot softer and suggesting the speaker has feeling of care towards listener

For request

🌠Buy this for me please....please....please
Seu hai no.....na......na..... na

🌠Please wait a moment
Raaw sak khruu na kha

́ na makes the request sound more polite, and here its similar to add "Please" to a sentence 

For questions
It used in question form and here it means is again

When you use na  at the end of a question. Its mean someone needs the answer to be repeated.

 
🌠What did you say his name was again ? 
kao cheu a-rai na

Another sentence you might have also encountered from a thai person is

🌠a-rai na =  Sorry, can you repeat again

This is on of the most common phrase that uses not in The format of question

For Soften the sound of command

🌠You have to take your medicine on time (ok?)
kun dtong gin yaa hai dtrong way-laa na

́ 
Na softens the sound of the command, making it more informal and less like an order. In this sense, it's similar to ending a sentence with "...., ok ?" in English.

To make sorry more persuasive

🌠Sorry that I made you worry
kortoht na tee tam hai dtong bpen huang 

Na makes the apology sound more persuasive or effective

For Confirmation

na has another use as a confirmation particle when asking for agreement with a statement just made.

It is similar of "is that right ? is that correct ?" here

Note that using na may be a bit ambiguous, as the listener can't always be sure whether the na is making the statement into a question or just being used to make it sound gentler.

🌠You're ok, right ?
 ter mai bpen rai na

For seeking approval

🌠I think it's not bad also.
chn kit waa man gor mai leo na

Na makes the opinion expressed sound gentler and less abrupt, and shows a sense of seeking approval

As a filler word

With a slight change of tone, na is used as a "filler word" after the topic of the sentence

Author. So that were some ways to use na in sentences .According to the word na wide range of usage you will  almost never go wrong including na in your any sentence but don't over use it otherwise it will make your speech weird and quite repetitive sounding