Learn Thai: อร่อย　มาก　ค่ะ - Yes, it is very delicious. polite, female

In Thai, there is no single universal word for "yes." To say "yes" to a question ending with ไหม, you just repeat the main verb or adjective from the question. Here, the speaker was asked if the food was delicious (อร่อย), so they say อร่อย to mean "Yes, it is."

Where are the words for "it" and "is"?

Thai often leaves out pronouns like "it" when the meaning is obvious from context. Also, Thai doesn't use a "to be" verb (like "is") before adjectives. The word อร่อย acts as a complete verb meaning "to be delicious" all on its own.

Why does มาก come after อร่อย?

In English, we put the word "very" before the adjective. In Thai, words that describe the degree or amount, like มาก, always come after the word they are describing. So the structure is literally "delicious very."

What would a male speaker say?

The word ค่ะ is a polite ending particle used by female speakers. A male speaker would change it to ครับ and say อร่อย มาก ครับ.

Breakdown of อร่อย มาก ค่ะ

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Breakdown of อร่อย　มาก　ค่ะ

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