ค่าเลี้ยงชีพ(kâa líiang chêep)

Meanings

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living expenses; living allowance (subsistence)

money needed for basic living costs or an allowance provided to cover them; a subsistence or cost-of-living allowance.

Examples

เงินเดือนngern deuuanเงินเดือนngern deuuansalary; monthly payของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only now3only/merely (just now starting)พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyสำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingค่าเลี้ยงชีพkâa líiang chêepค่าเลี้ยงชีพkâa líiang chêepliving expenses; living allowance (subsistence)เท่านั้นtâo nánเท่านั้นtâo nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)
My salary is just enough for my living costs.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ค่าkâaค่าkâa1cost; fee; charge2polite/friendly address particle3honorific title (archaic)4value; numerical value5worth; value (abstract)Part 1
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เลี้ยงชีพlíiang chêepเลี้ยงชีพlíiang chêep[to] make a living; support oneselfPart 2
ค่าเลี้ยงชีพkâa líiang chêepค่าเลี้ยงชีพkâa líiang chêepliving expenses; living allowance (subsistence)