พอมีพอกิน(por mee por gin)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
having enough to get by
Having just enough money or resources to live; able to make ends meet; not well-off.
Examples
ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)รวยruuayรวยruuay1rich; wealthy2pungent; overpowering (smell/taste) [informal]แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerพอมีพอกินpor mee por ginพอมีพอกินpor mee por gin1having enough to get by2[to] get by; make ends meetค่ะkâค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response)
Our family isn't rich, but we have enough to live on.
2VerbB1
[to] get by; make ends meet
To have just enough income or resources to live, without extra; to scrape by.
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang néeช่วงนี้chûuang née1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìtเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìt1economy2economic conditions; the economyไม่ดีmâi deeไม่ดีmâi dee1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorly5[!] Not good!รายได้raai dâiรายได้raai dâi1income; earnings2revenue (business/government)3proceeds; takingsของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)แค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)พอมีพอกินpor mee por ginพอมีพอกินpor mee por gin1having enough to get by2[to] get by; make ends meetไปวันๆbpai wan wanไปวันๆbpai wan wan1idly day to day; just getting by2[to] drift along; pass the days aimlessly
Lately, the economy is bad; our income is just enough to scrape by day to day.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
พออยู่พอกินpor yòo por ginพออยู่พอกินpor yòo por ginhaving enough to get by; making ends meet
having enough to get by; making ends meet
พอใช้จ่ายpor chái jàaiพอใช้จ่ายpor chái jàaijust enough to cover expenses
just enough to cover expenses
พออยู่ได้por yòo dâaiพออยู่ได้por yòo dâaienough to get by; livable; tolerable
enough to get by; livable; tolerable
พอกินpo ginพอกินpo gin1enough to get by2make ends meet
- enough to get by
- make ends meet
Word Breakdown
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พอมีพอกินpor mee por ginพอมีพอกินpor mee por ginhaving enough to get by