Breakdown of อันไหน ก็ ได้ ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
ได้
can
ก็
then (in result clause)
อันไหน
which one? (of small objects)
Questions & Answers about อันไหน ก็ ได้ ค่ะ
How do we get "any one" from words that normally mean "which one", "also", and "can"?
This is a very common Thai pattern! When you put a question word like อันไหน (which one) together with ก็ได้ (literally "also can"), it changes the meaning from a question to "any". So, อันไหนก็ได้ means "whichever one is fine". You can use this with other question words too, like อะไรก็ได้ (anything is fine).
Could I say อะไรก็ได้ instead of อันไหนก็ได้ here?
You could, but the meaning is slightly different. อะไร means "what", so อะไรก็ได้ means "anything is fine" (a completely open choice). อันไหน means "which one", using the word อัน which is a counting word for items. You use อันไหนก็ได้ when you are choosing from a specific set of options, like picking a piece of cake from a display.
Why does this sentence use ค่ะ instead of คะ? Isn't ไหน a question word?
Even though the sentence contains the word ไหน (which), the overall sentence is a statement ("Any one is fine"), not a question. Because it is a statement, a female speaker uses the falling-tone particle ค่ะ instead of the high-tone question particle คะ.
Can I leave out ก็ and just say อันไหนได้?
No, you need ก็ here to complete the pattern. Without ก็, the sentence feels broken and sounds like you are literally asking "Which one can?" instead of stating that any of the choices are acceptable.
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