พออยู่
pɔɔ-yùuMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
livable; adequate to live
sufficient to live or get by; at a level that allows basic living without comfort or abundance.
Examples
เงินเดือนngən-dʉʉanเงินเดือนngən-dʉʉansalary; monthly payตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)พออยู่pɔɔ-yùuพออยู่pɔɔ-yùu1livable; adequate to live2[to] get by; manage to liveแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangbut still; yetไม่พอmâi-pɔɔไม่พอmâi-pɔɔ1not enough; insufficient2not enough; not sufficientlyซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offของฟุ่มเฟือยkɔ̌ɔng-fûm-fʉʉaiของฟุ่มเฟือยkɔ̌ɔng-fûm-fʉʉailuxury item; extravagance
My current salary is enough to get by, but not enough for luxuries.
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รายได้raai-dâaiจากjàakงานngaanชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoพออยู่pɔɔ-yùuในเดือนnai-dʉʉanนี้níiถ้าtâaประหยัดbprà-yàtหน่อยnɔ̀iก็gɔ̂ไม่mâiขาดมือkàat-mʉʉ
The income from temporary work is sufficient to get by this month; if I economize a bit, I won't be short.
เขาkăoบอกว่าbòk wâaเปิดbpèrtร้านráanเล็กๆlék lékแล้วláeoพออยู่po yòoไม่mâiรวยruuayแต่dtàeไม่mâiลำบากlam-bàak
He said that running a small shop is sufficient to live on—not rich, but not struggling.
ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaเราraoมีmiiรายได้raai-dâaiพออยู่pɔɔ-yùuทว่าtá-wâaไม่มีmâi-miiเงินสำรองngən-sǎm-rɔɔngมากพอmâak-pɔɔสำหรับsǎm-ràpเหตุฉุกเฉินhèet-chùk-chə̌ən
Our family has income sufficient to get by; however, we don't have enough savings for emergencies.
2VerbB1
[to] get by; manage to live
to manage to live with what is available; to get by (often paired with พอกินพอกินpɔɔ-gin1enough to eat; sufficient to get by2[to] have enough to eat; have enough to get by in พออยู่พอกินพออยู่พอกินpɔɔ-yùu-pɔɔ-ginhaving enough to get by; making ends meet).
Examples
แม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenรายได้raai-dâaiรายได้raai-dâai1income; earnings2revenue (business/government)3proceeds; takingsไม่มากmâi-mâakไม่มากmâi-mâaknot much; not many; not veryแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardพออยู่พอกินpɔɔ-yùu-pɔɔ-ginพออยู่พอกินpɔɔ-yùu-pɔɔ-ginhaving enough to get by; making ends meet
Even though the income isn’t much, our family can still get by.
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ช่วงโควิดchûuang-koo-wítเราraoประหยัดbprà-yàtทุกอย่างtúk-yàangจนjonพออยู่พอกินpɔɔ-yùu-pɔɔ-ginไม่mâiเดือดร้อนdʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔnมากmâak
During COVID, we economized on everything so we could just get by without much hardship.
เขาkǎoย้ายyáaiกลับบ้านglàp-bâanต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtเพราะprɔ́ค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiต่ำกว่าdtàm-gwàaจนjonพออยู่พอกินpɔɔ-yùu-pɔɔ-gin
He moved back to his hometown because the lower expenses allowed him to make do.
ถ้าtâaปรับbpràpแผนpɛ̌ɛnการใช้เงินgaan-chái-ngənใหม่màiลดlótหนี้nîiและlɛ́เพิ่มpə̂əmรายได้เสริมraai-dâai-sə̌əmเราraoน่าจะnâa-jàพออยู่ได้pɔɔ-yùu-dâaiอย่างมั่นคงyàang-mân-kongขึ้นkʉ̂n
If we revise our spending plan, reduce debt, and add side income, we should be able to make do more securely.
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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อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain[to] live; reside; stayPart 2
พออยู่pɔɔ-yùuพออยู่pɔɔ-yùulivable; adequate to livelivable; adequate to liveWord