พอด้าย(por dâai)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

okay; acceptable; good enough (Isan)

Acceptable, fine, or sufficient; good enough. Regional/Isan form of พอได้พอได้phɔ́-dái1acceptable; passable; okay2[to] be able to do [something] to some extent.

Examples

อาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeรสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelกะgàกะgà1estimate; guess2ration; allotted portion; quota3informal particle (colloquial contraction)4approximately; about5work shift6cowrie shell (archaic)พอด้ายpor dâaiพอด้ายpor dâai1okay; acceptable; good enough (Isan)2[to] manage; be able to do (somewhat) (Isan)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainเด้อdérเด้อdérsentence-ending particle (Isan/Lao)ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)อร่อยà-ròiอร่อยà-ròi1delicious; tasty2taste goodขนาดนั้นkà-nàat nánขนาดนั้นkà-nàat nán1that much; to that extent2that size; that big
The food at this restaurant is acceptable, not that delicious.
2VerbB1

[to] manage; be able to do (somewhat) (Isan)

To be able to do something to a sufficient degree; to manage or get by. Regional/Isan form of พอได้พอได้phɔ́-dái1acceptable; passable; okay2[to] be able to do [something] to some extent.

Examples

ข่อยkòiข่อยkòi1Siamese rough bush2I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)เว้าwáoเว้าwáo1[to] speak; say (Isan/Northern Thai)2concave; indented (shape)ภาษาอังกฤษpaa-săa ang-grìtภาษาอังกฤษpaa-săa ang-grìt1the English language2English (school subject)พอด้ายpor dâaiพอด้ายpor dâai1okay; acceptable; good enough (Isan)2[to] manage; be able to do (somewhat) (Isan)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)บ่bòบ่bò1not; no (Isan/Northern particle)2yes–no question particle (Isan/Northern)เก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excel
I can speak English well enough, but I'm not fluent.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyPart 1
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ด้ายdâaiด้ายdâai1thread2strand; filament (textile)3spool of thread (classifier: เส้น/หลอด/ม้วน)Part 2
พอด้ายpor dâaiพอด้ายpor dâaiokay; acceptable; good enough (Isan)