พอคำ
pɔɔ-kamMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
bite-sized
small enough to be eaten in a single bite; bite-sized
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseหั่นhànหั่นhàn1[to] slice; cut [sth] into pieces; chop2[to] slash; sharply reduce [sth]แตงโมdtaeng mohแตงโมdtaeng mohwatermelon (fruit)เป็นชิ้นbpen chínเป็นชิ้นbpen chínin pieces; piecewiseพอคำpor kamพอคำpor kambite-sizedให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)
Mom cut the watermelon into bite-sized pieces for the kids to eat.
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กรุณาgà-rú-naaหั่นhànเนื้อหมูnʉ́ʉa-mǔuเป็นชิ้นbpen-chínพอคำpɔɔ-kamก่อนgɔ̀ɔnนำไปnam-bpaiผัดpàtกับgàpผักpàkรวมruuam
Please cut the pork into bite-sized pieces before stir-frying it with mixed vegetables.
อาหารว่างaa-hǎan-wâangในnaiงานประชุมngaan-bprà-chumวันนี้wan-níiมีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛขนมkà-nǒmชิ้นchínพอคำpɔɔ-kamที่tîiกินง่ายgin-ngâaiและlɛ́อร่อยà-rɔ̀i
The snacks at today's meeting are all bite-sized pastries that are easy to eat and delicious.
เชฟchéepออกแบบɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpเมนูเรียกน้ำย่อยmee-nuu-rîiak-náam-yɔ̂ɔiให้hâiเป็นbpenขนาดkà-nàatพอคำpɔɔ-kamเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káaได้dâaiลิ้มรสชาติlím-rót-châatที่tîiหลากหลายlàak-lǎaiโดยdooiไม่mâiอิ่มìmจนเกินไปjon-gəən-bpai
The chef designed the appetizers to be bite-sized so that customers can taste a variety of flavors without getting too full.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พอคำ said พอ-คัม?
pɔɔ-kam
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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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พอคำpɔɔ-kamพอคำpɔɔ-kambite-sizedbite-sizedWord