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งาน　ปีใหม่　เริ่ม　เมื่อไร　คะ

งาน　ปีใหม่　เริ่ม　เมื่อไร　คะ
When does the New Year party start?
From Lesson 36:Asking when (เมื่อไร)·Thai

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".
Why does the sentence end with คะ instead of ค่ะ?
Because this is a question! Female speakers use the high-tone particle คะ for asking questions, and the falling-tone ค่ะ for making statements or answering them. (Male speakers just use ครับ for both situations).

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