พอถึง(por tĕung)

Meanings

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when [sb/sth] arrives; as soon as

A phrase used to introduce a time clause, meaning 'when' or 'as soon as' a person or thing reaches a place or a particular time comes.

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyถึงบ้านtĕung bâanถึงบ้านtĕung bâan[to] arrive homeแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)โทรหาtoh hăaโทรหาtoh hăa[to] call/phone [sb]ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
When you get home, call me.

Word Breakdown

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyPart 1
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ถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reach6even if; even thoughPart 2
พอถึงpor tĕungพอถึงpor tĕungwhen [sb/sth] arrives; as soon as