Breakdown of เลิก คุย เกี่ยวกับ อดีต เถอะ ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
คุย
to talk
เลิก
to finish
เกี่ยวกับ
about / concerning (a topic)
เถอะ
let's / why don't we
อดีต
past
Questions & Answers about เลิก คุย เกี่ยวกับ อดีต เถอะ ค่ะ
Why is the word for "let's" (เถอะ) at the very end of the sentence?
In English, we start suggestions with "Let's..." or "Why don't we...". But in Thai, เถอะ is a sentence-final particle. You state the action first (เลิกคุย - stop talking), and then add เถอะ at the end to turn it into a persuasive suggestion rather than a blunt command.
I learned that หยุด (yut) means "to stop". Why does this sentence use เลิก (loek) instead?
หยุด is usually for stopping a physical action or pausing something temporarily (like stopping a car or taking a break from walking). เลิก means to quit, give up, or abandon an activity. Here, the speaker is saying "let's quit" talking about the past, implying they should drop the topic entirely.
I see กับ in the middle of เกี่ยวกับ. Does this have something to do with the word for "with" or "and"?
Yes! On its own, กับ often means "with" or "and". The word เกี่ยว means "to involve" or "to hook". When you put them together as the compound word เกี่ยวกับ, it becomes a useful preposition meaning "about", "concerning", or "relating to".
Is it normal to put a polite particle like ค่ะ right after เถอะ?
Yes, it is very common and natural. เถอะ already makes a command sound more like a gentle urging. Adding the polite particle ค่ะ (or ครับ for male speakers) right after it softens the sentence even further, making your suggestion polite and respectful.
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