พอกิน
pɔɔ-ginMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
enough to eat; sufficient to get by
Sufficient for food or basic subsistence, without necessarily implying a surplus.
Examples
เงินเดือนngən-dʉʉanเงินเดือนngən-dʉʉansalary; monthly payตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ng1position; location; spot2position; post; job title; role3rank; status4slot; placement; orderนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)พอกินpɔɔ-ginพอกินpɔɔ-gin1enough to eat; sufficient to get by2[to] have enough to eat; have enough to get byแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangbut still; yetเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
The salary for this position is just enough to get by, but I can hardly save.
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เราraoเปิดbpèrtร้านráanเล็กๆlék lékรายได้raai dâiพอกินpo ginจ่ายjàaiค่าเช่าkâa châoกับgàpค่าน้ำkâa náamค่าไฟkâa faiได้dâiพอดีpo dee
We run a small shop; the income is enough to make ends meet, just covering rent and utilities.
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiงานngaanฟรีแลนซ์frii-lɛɛnไม่แน่นอนmâi-nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔnแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangพอกินpɔɔ-ginถ้าtâaประหยัดbprà-yàtหน่อยnɔ̀i
Freelance work is unstable these days, but it’s still enough to get by if I’m frugal.
แม้mɛ́ɛไม่มีmâi-miiสวัสดิการsà-wàt-dì-gaanมากmâakรายได้raai-dâaiรวมruuamทั้งสองคนtáng-sɔ̌ɔng-konก็gɔ̂พอกินpɔɔ-ginและlɛ́เลี้ยงลูกlíiang-lûukได้dâaiโดยdooiไม่mâiเป็นหนี้bpen-nîi
Even without many benefits, our combined income is sufficient to make ends meet and raise our child without going into debt.
2VerbB1
[to] have enough to eat; have enough to get by
To have enough food or resources for basic subsistence; often paired with พออยู่พออยู่pɔɔ-yùu1livable; adequate to live2[to] get by; manage to live in พออยู่พอกินพออยู่พอกินpɔɔ-yùu-pɔɔ-ginhaving enough to get by; making ends meet.
Examples
รายได้raai-dâaiรายได้raai-dâai1income; earnings2revenue (business/government)3proceeds; takingsเดือนนี้dʉʉan-níiเดือนนี้dʉʉan-níi1this month (current month)2this month; during this monthพออยู่พอกินpɔɔ-yùu-pɔɔ-ginพออยู่พอกินpɔɔ-yùu-pɔɔ-ginhaving enough to get by; making ends meetจ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)4[to] pass a ballค่าเช่าkâa-châoค่าเช่าkâa-châorent; rental charge/feeกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ค่าอาหารkâa-aa-hǎanค่าอาหารkâa-aa-hǎan1meal price; food charge2food expenses; cost of food3meal allowanceได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerแบบbɛ̀ɛpแบบbɛ̀ɛp1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)ฉิวเฉียดchǐu-chìiatฉิวเฉียดchǐu-chìiat1narrowly; by a hair2close; tight (result/escape)
This month’s income is just enough to scrape by; I can barely pay rent and food.
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เขาkǎoทำงานtam-ngaanกะดึกgà-dʉ̀kเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเงินngənพออยู่พอกินpɔɔ-yùu-pɔɔ-ginไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมีmiiเหลือlʉ̌ʉaเก็บgèp
He works the night shift so the money is just enough to get by, with nothing left to save.
ช่วงโควิดchûuang-koo-wítกิจการgìt-jà-gaanซบเซาsóp-saoเราraoขายของkǎai-kɔ̌ɔngออนไลน์ɔɔn-laaiได้dâaiพออยู่พอกินpɔɔ-yùu-pɔɔ-ginเท่านั้นtâo-nán
During COVID the business slowed down; selling online brought in just enough to scrape by.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàลดlótรายจ่ายraai-jàaiแทบtɛ̂ɛpทุกอย่างtúk-yàangแล้วlɛ́ɛoครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaยังyangทำได้แค่tam-dâai-kɛ̂ɛพออยู่พอกินpɔɔ-yùu-pɔɔ-ginต้องdtɔ̂ngเลื่อนแผนlʉ̂ʉan-pɛ̌ɛnซ่อมsɔ̂mบ้านbâanออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai
Even after cutting nearly every expense, the family could only scrape by and had to postpone their home repair plans.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
pɔɔ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenenough; sufficientPart 1
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พอกินpɔɔ-ginพอกินpɔɔ-ginenough to eat; sufficient to get byenough to eat; sufficient to get byWord