พอทำได้(por tam dâai)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
doable; feasible; manageable
possible to do; can be managed; achievable (good enough to attempt).
Examples
งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไม่ยากmâi yâakไม่ยากmâi yâakeasy; not difficultเกินไปgern bpaiเกินไปgern bpaitoo; overly; excessivelyฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)คิดว่าkít wâaคิดว่าkít wâa1to think (that); be of the opinion (that)2to suppose/assume/guess (that)3[to] consider/regard (as)พอทำได้por tam dâaiพอทำได้por tam dâai1doable; feasible; manageable2[to] be able to do [sth] (to some extent); manageนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
This task isn't too hard. I think it's achievable.
2VerbB1
[to] be able to do [sth] (to some extent); manage
to be able to do something, at least to some degree; to manage it.
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai1Thai language2Thai (school subject)3Thai-language; in Thaiได้ไหมdâi măiได้ไหมdâi măi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerพอทำได้por tam dâaiพอทำได้por tam dâai1doable; feasible; manageable2[to] be able to do [sth] (to some extent); manageครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particleไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เก่งมากgèng mâakเก่งมากgèng mâak1very good (at [sth]); highly skilled2well done!; great job!
Can you speak Thai? — I can manage, but I'm not very good.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
พอด้ายpor dâaiพอด้ายpor dâai1okay; acceptable; good enough (Isan)2[to] manage; be able to do (somewhat) (Isan)
- okay; acceptable; good enough (Isan)
- [to] manage; be able to do (somewhat) (Isan)
พอเป็นpo bpenพอเป็นpo bpen1be somewhat able; know a little2enough to pass (minimally)
- be somewhat able; know a little
- enough to pass (minimally)
พอไหวpo wăiพอไหวpo wăi1manageable; so-so2[to] manage; [to] be able to handle
- manageable; so-so
- [to] manage; [to] be able to handle
เป็นไปได้bpen bpai dâiเป็นไปได้bpen bpai dâi1possible; can happen/be true2feasible; practicable
- possible; can happen/be true
- feasible; practicable
Word Breakdown
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ทำได้tam dâiทำได้tam dâi1[to] be able to do [sth]2[!] I/we did it!3[to] be allowed to do [sth]Part 2
พอทำได้por tam dâaiพอทำได้por tam dâaidoable; feasible; manageable