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ฉัน　จะ　ซื้อ　อะไร　ดี　คะ

ฉัน　จะ　ซื้อ　อะไร　ดี　คะ
What should I buy? (female speaker)
From Lesson 74:What should we do? (จะ...ดี, ดีกว่า)·Thai

Questions & Answers about ฉัน　จะ　ซื้อ　อะไร　ดี　คะ

Why is ดี (good) at the end of this sentence?
In Thai, adding ดี at the end of a question word like อะไร (what) asks for a recommendation or advice. Literally it means 'What will I buy that would be good?', which translates smoothly to 'What should I buy?'.
Does จะ mean 'will' or 'should' here?
จะ basically means 'will' or indicates future action. However, when you use จะ with a question word and end with ดี, the whole pattern asks for advice, acting just like 'should' in English.
Why does the word for 'what' (อะไร) come after 'buy' (ซื้อ)?
Thai keeps the same Subject-Verb-Object word order for questions and statements. You do not move the question word to the front like you do in English. Instead of 'What will I buy?', Thai literally says 'I will buy what?'.
Could a female speaker use ค่ะ instead of คะ here?
No, you must use คะ because this sentence is a question. ค่ะ is used for statements or to answer 'yes'. Remembering that questions always take the high-tone คะ is an important rule to practice!

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