The Particle 'ก็' — Thai Grammar

(gɔ̂ɔkôkô̦) is a linking particle with several shades of meaning depending on context: "also" — (chǎn gɔ̂ɔ chɔ̂ɔpchǎn kô chôpčǎn kô̦ čô̦p) — I also like it, "then/so" as a logical connector, or simply a filler that smooths the flow between clauses.

It often appears in the pattern (lɛ́ɛo gɔ̂ɔláeo kôlé̩o kô̦) — and then. In many sentences, (gɔ̂ɔkôkô̦) carries little translatable meaning but makes the sentence sound natural.

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Sentences from Lingora’s Thai course

20 of the course's 500 sentences use this, the first in lesson 16. A few of them, with the words “The Particle 'ก็'” is about in bold:

เขาก็กำลังหลับอยู่ เธอไม่ได้หลับ
kǎo gɔ̂ɔ gam·lang làp yùu · təə mâi·dâi làpkhǎo kô kam·lang làp yù · thoe mâi·dâi làpkhǎo kô̦ kam·lang làp yù · thơ mâi·dâi làp
He is also sleeping. She isn't.
Lesson 16
ผมรักพวกเขาและพวกเขาก็รักผม
pǒm rák pûak kǎo lɛ́ pûak kǎo gɔ̂ɔ rák pǒmphǒm rák phûak khǎo láe phûak khǎo kô rák phǒmphǒm rák phûak khǎo lé̩ phûak khǎo kô̦ rák phǒm
I love them and they love me.
Lesson 32
สิ่งแรกที่ฉันประทับใจก็คือว่า เธอฉลาดมาก
sìng rɛ̂ɛk tîi chǎn bprà·táp·jai gɔ̂ɔ kʉʉ wâa · təə chà·làat mâaksìng râek thî chǎn prà·tháp·chai kô khue wâ · thoe chà·làt mâksìng rê̩k thî čǎn prà·tháp·čai kô̦ khư wâ · thơ čà·làt mâk
My first impression is that she is very smart.
Lesson 333

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