พอดี
pɔɔ-diiMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
just right; exactly suitable
exactly suitable in amount, size, or degree; neither too much nor too little
Examples
รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoshoe; footwearคู่kûuคู่kûu1pair; couple2classifier for pairs3in pairs; double4[to] pair; matchนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)พอดีpɔɔ-diiพอดีpɔɔ-dii1just right; exactly suitable2exactly; just (in time/amount)3just enough4happen to; by chance5[to] fit exactly; be just rightกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เท้าtáaoเท้าtáao1foot2base; pedestal; bottom part3[to] brace; prop; rest against for supportฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
These shoes fit my feet exactly.
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This shirt is neither loose nor tight; it fits perfectly.
There is exactly the right amount of rice in the bowl for one person.
เขาkǎoปรุงbprungซุปsúpให้hâiรสกลมกล่อมrót-glom-glɔ̀ɔmพอดีpɔɔ-diiไม่mâiเค็มkemไปbpaiไม่mâiจืดjʉ̀ʉtไปbpai
She seasoned the soup to a balanced taste, just right—neither too salty nor too bland.
2AdverbA2
exactly; just (in time/amount)
at exactly the right moment or amount; precisely; just so
Examples
รถเมล์rót-meeรถเมล์rót-meebus; city busมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)พอดีpɔɔ-diiพอดีpɔɔ-dii1just right; exactly suitable2exactly; just (in time/amount)3just enough4happen to; by chance5[to] fit exactly; be just rightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
The bus arrived exactly at the right moment, and I got on right away.
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I arrived at the door precisely when the shop opened.
He added just the right amount of salt, making the food well-balanced.
เราraoไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumพอดีpɔɔ-diiกับgàpที่tîiการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumเริ่มrə̂əmจึงjʉngไม่mâiพลาดplâatประเด็นสำคัญbprà-den-sǎm-kan
We arrived at the meeting room just as the meeting started, so we didn’t miss the key points.
3AdjectiveA2
just enough
having just enough of something to meet a need, without surplus
Examples
ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หม้อmɔ̂ɔหม้อmɔ̂ɔ1pot; cooking pot2jar; pot (earthen/ceramic)3electric rice cooker (colloquial)4transformer (colloq.)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพอดีpɔɔ-diiพอดีpɔɔ-dii1just right; exactly suitable2exactly; just (in time/amount)3just enough4happen to; by chance5[to] fit exactly; be just rightสำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people
This pot has just enough rice for two people.
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เงินngənที่tîiเตรียมมาdtriiam-maaใช้จ่ายchái-jàaiวันนี้wan-níiมีmiiพอดีpɔɔ-diiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngยืมyʉʉm
The money I prepared for today is just enough; no need to borrow.
This bottle of water is just enough for a half-day hike.
งบngópโครงการkroong-gaanมีmiiพอดีpɔɔ-diiสำหรับsǎm-ràpค่าkâaก่อสร้างgɔ̀ɔ-sâangขั้นต้นkân-dtônแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่เหลือmâi-lʉ̌ʉaสำหรับsǎm-ràpตกแต่งdtòk-dtɛ̀ng
The project budget is just enough for initial construction costs, but nothing left for decoration.
4AdverbB1
happen to; by chance
occurring coincidentally at that time or place; happen to (do/be) by chance
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เดินผ่านdəən-pàanเดินผ่านdəən-pàan1[to] walk past; pass by (on foot)2[to] walk through; traverse (on foot)ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallพอดีpɔɔ-diiพอดีpɔɔ-dii1just right; exactly suitable2exactly; just (in time/amount)3just enough4happen to; by chance5[to] fit exactly; be just rightเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedแวะwɛ́แวะwɛ́[to] stop by; drop inซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessert
I happened to walk past the shop, so I stopped to buy a snack.
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He called right when I happened to be about to leave the house.
The bus arrived just then, so I didn’t have to wait long.
ฉันchănเปิดbpèrtทีวีtee weeพอดีpo deeตอนที่dton têeประกาศbprà-gàatผลรางวัลpŏn raang-wanเรียกได้ว่าrîiak dâai wâaโชคช่วยchôhk chûuaiจริงๆjing jing
I turned on the TV just as they announced the winners—talk about good timing.
5Verb
[to] fit exactly; be just right
to fit or match [sth] exactly in size, amount, or proportion; to be neither too much nor too little
Examples
รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoshoe; footwearคู่kûuคู่kûu1pair; couple2classifier for pairs3in pairs; double4[to] pair; matchนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)พอดีpɔɔ-diiพอดีpɔɔ-dii1just right; exactly suitable2exactly; just (in time/amount)3just enough4happen to; by chance5[to] fit exactly; be just rightกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เท้าtáaoเท้าtáao1foot2base; pedestal; bottom part3[to] brace; prop; rest against for supportฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)คับkápคับkáp1tight; snug (clothing, space)2crowded; crampedไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)หลวมlǔuamหลวมlǔuam1loose (not tight)2slack; lax (not firm or strict)
These shoes fit my feet perfectly; they're neither tight nor loose.
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โต๊ะdtóตัวdtuuaใหม่màiมีmiiขนาดพอดีkà-nàat-pɔɔ-diiกับgàpช่องchɔ̂ngข้างkâangตู้เย็นdtûu-yenจึงjʉngไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngย้ายyáaiตู้dtûuไปที่bpai-tîiอื่นʉ̀ʉn
The new table fits the space beside the refrigerator exactly, so we don't need to move the refrigerator elsewhere.
ฉันchǎnลองlɔɔngปิดbpìtกล่องglɔ̀ngแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛฝาfǎaนี้níiไม่พอmâi-pɔɔดีdiiกับgàpกล่องglɔ̀ngต้องdtɔ̂ngหาhǎaฝาfǎaอันอื่นan-ʉ̀ʉn
I tried closing the box, but this lid doesn't fit it, so I need to find another one.
ช่างchângปรับbpràpความยาวkwaam-yaaoของkɔ̌ɔngสายรัดsǎai-rátให้hâiพอดีpɔɔ-diiกับgàpข้อมือkɔ̂ɔ-mʉʉเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiนาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaaไม่mâiเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanไปมาbpai-maaและlɛ́ไม่mâiกดgòtผิวหนังpǐu-nǎngจนjonเป็นรอยbpen-rɔɔi
The technician adjusted the strap to fit the wrist precisely so that the watch would neither slide around nor press into the skin and leave marks.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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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พอดีpɔɔ-diiพอดีpɔɔ-diijust right; exactly suitablejust right; exactly suitableWord