ค่อย(kôi)

gradually; little by little

in a slow, step-by-step manner; not all at once

gently; softly

in a gentle, careful, or quiet manner

not very; hardly (with negation)

to only a small degree; scarcely; commonly used with negation (e.g., ไม่ค่อยไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree))

then; later; only after

used to show doing something afterward or only after a prior condition is met; often in spoken Thai (e.g., ค่อยไปค่อยไปkôi bpai1[to] go later; do it later2see you later (set phrase) ‘go later/then’)