พอควร(po kuuan)

Meanings

1AdverbB1

moderately; fairly; reasonably

To a suitable or moderate degree; neither too little nor too much.

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)อากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónอากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónhot weatherพอควรpo kuuanพอควรpo kuuan1moderately; fairly; reasonably2moderate; reasonableดื่มน้ำdèum námดื่มน้ำdèum nám[to] drink waterเยอะyéhเยอะyéh1many; much; a lot (of)2very; a lot (informal intensifier)3excessive; too muchๆ-นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
Today is moderately hot; drink plenty of water.
2AdjectiveB2

moderate; reasonable

Of a suitable or middling amount or degree; not excessive.

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)อากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónอากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónhot weatherพอควรpo kuuanพอควรpo kuuan1moderately; fairly; reasonably2moderate; reasonableเดินกลางdern glaangเดินกลางdern glaang1[to] walk in the middle2centrist; middle-of-the-roadแดดนานdàet naanแดดนานdàet naan1prolonged sunshine2[to] be sunny for a long timeๆ-ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เหนื่อยง่ายnèuueay ngâaiเหนื่อยง่ายnèuueay ngâai1easily tired2low stamina (tendency)
Today it's moderately hot; walking in the sun for long makes you tired easily.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyPart 1
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ควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3deserve; be worthy ofPart 2
พอควรpo kuuanพอควรpo kuuanmoderately; fairly; reasonably