Breakdown of คุณ จ่าย เงิน หรือยัง คะ
คุณ
you
เงิน
money
คะ
female question particle / polite particle (female)
หรือยัง
already or not yet?
จ่าย
to pay
Questions & Answers about คุณ จ่าย เงิน หรือยัง คะ
Why use หรือยัง here instead of the normal question word ไหม?
ไหม is used for simple yes/no questions (like "Do you want to pay?"). หรือยัง is used to ask if an action has happened yet (like "Have you paid yet?"). It is the perfect word to use when you are expecting something to be completed.
What does หรือยัง literally mean if you break it down?
It is made of two words: หรือ (or) and ยัง (not yet / still). So literally, this sentence asks "You pay money, or not yet?"
In English we just say "Have you paid?", but this sentence adds เงิน. Do I always need it?
เงิน means "money". In Thai, verbs often need their objects attached to sound complete, so "to pay" is usually spoken as จ่ายเงิน (pay money). While you might hear just จ่าย in very casual, obvious contexts, saying จ่ายเงิน is the most natural way to express it.
Why is the female polite particle คะ used here instead of ค่ะ?
Female speakers must change their polite particle depending on the type of sentence! คะ (with a high tone) is used at the end of questions. ค่ะ (with a falling tone) is used for statements and answers. Since this is a "Yes/No" question, คะ is the correct choice.
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