ก็แล้วกัน

Thai

Etymology

ก็ (gɔ̂, “emphatic particle”) +‎ แล้ว (lɛ́ɛo, “to complete”) +‎ กัน (gan, “together”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ก็แล้วกัน k ˘ æ l ˆ w k ạ n
Phonemic		เก้าะ-แล้ว-กัน e k ˆ ā a – æ l ˆ w – k ạ n	ก้อ-แล้ว-กัน k ˆ ɒ – æ l ˆ w – k ạ n
Romanization	Paiboon	gɔ̂-lɛ́ɛo-gan	gɔ̂ɔ-lɛ́ɛo-gan
	Royal Institute	ko-laeo-kan	ko-laeo-kan
(standard) IPA(key)		/kɔʔ˥˩.lɛːw˦˥.kan˧/(R)	/kɔː˥˩.lɛːw˦˥.kan˧/(R)

Particle

ก็แล้วกัน • (gɔ̂-lɛ́ɛo-gan)

1. whatever you like; let’s agree to this; so let’s just settle on that or leave it at that; let’s just be done with it (particle used when suggesting a compromise solution or final plan of action and that implies there's no need for the listener to suggest anything else)

Further reading

• “ก็แล้วกัน” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.