พอทน
pɔɔ-tonMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
bearable; tolerable
able to be endured or tolerated, but not particularly good; bearable.
Examples
หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)สนุกsà-nùkสนุกsà-nùk1fun; enjoyable2[to] have fun; enjoy oneselfแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerพอทนpɔɔ-tonพอทนpɔɔ-tonbearable; tolerableดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
This movie isn't very fun, but it's bearable to watch.
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ถึงtʉ̌ngห้องพักhɔ̂ng-pákจะjàเก่าgàoไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂สะอาดsà-àatและlɛ́พอทนpɔɔ-tonอยู่yùuได้dâaiสักsàkสองสามsɔ̌ɔng-sǎamคืนkʉʉn
Even though the room is a bit old, it's clean and bearable to stay in for a few nights.
อาการปวดหลังaa-gaan bpùuat lăngของฉันkŏng chănดีขึ้นdee kêunมากmâakแล้วláeoตอนนี้dton néeเหลือlĕuuaแค่kâeอาการaa-gaanตึงๆdteung-dteungที่têeพอทนpo tonได้dâi
My back pain has improved a lot. Now there's just a bearable tension left.
สภาพsà-pâapการจราจรgaan-jà-raa-jɔɔnในnaiเมืองกรุงmʉʉang-grungนั้นnánแย่yɛ̂ɛมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛสำหรับsǎm-ràpคนkonที่tîiชินchinแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂อาจจะàat-jàรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaพอทนpɔɔ-ton
The traffic condition in the capital is very bad, but for those who are used to it, they might feel it's bearable.
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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ทนtonทนton1[to] endure; tolerate; bear2[to] withstand; resist3durable; resistant (of things)[to] endure; tolerate; bearPart 2
พอทนpɔɔ-tonพอทนpɔɔ-tonbearable; tolerablebearable; tolerableWord