Breakdown of งาน ปีใหม่ เริ่ม เมื่อไร คะ
คะ
female question particle / polite particle (female)
เริ่ม
to start
เมื่อไร
when
งาน
the party
Questions & Answers about งาน ปีใหม่ เริ่ม เมื่อไร คะ
Why is เมื่อไร at the end of the sentence instead of the beginning?
In English, we usually put question words like "when" at the beginning. But in Thai, question words usually stay in the exact same spot where the answer would go in a normal sentence—often at the end. You are literally asking, "The New Year party starts when?"
I learned that งาน means "work". Why does it mean "party" in this sentence?
งาน is a very flexible word! While it often means "work" or "job", it is also the standard word for an event, festival, ceremony, or party. So งานปีใหม่ literally translates to "New Year event".
How does the phrase for "New Year" (ปีใหม่) break down?
It is made of ปี (year) and ใหม่ (new). This is a great reminder that in Thai, adjectives always come after the noun they describe. So instead of "New Year", you say "year new".