พออยู่พอกิน(por yòo por gin)

Meanings

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having enough to get by; making ends meet

having just enough income or resources to live on; able to get by without surplus, but not wealthy; making ends meet.

Examples

ถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reach6even if; even thoughเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)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 markerทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateหาเงินhăa ngernหาเงินhăa ngern[to] earn money; [to] make moneyได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedพออยู่พอกินpor yòo por ginพออยู่พอกินpor yòo por ginhaving enough to get by; making ends meet
Even though we are not rich, we work and earn enough to get by.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

พอมีพอกินpor mee por ginพอมีพอกินpor mee por gin1having enough to get by2[to] get by; make ends meet
  • having enough to get by
  • [to] get by; make 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

พอเลี้ยงpor líiangพอเลี้ยงpor líiang1enough to support; enough to live on2[to] be enough to raise/support
  • enough to support; enough to live on
  • [to] be enough to raise/support
พอเลี้ยงตัวpor líiang dtuuaพอเลี้ยงตัวpor líiang dtuua[to] earn enough to live on; [to] get by

[to] earn enough to live on; [to] get by

Word Breakdown

พออยู่po yòoพออยู่po yòo1livable; adequate to live2get byPart 1
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พอกินpo ginพอกินpo gin1enough to get by2make ends meetPart 2
พออยู่พอกินpor yòo por ginพออยู่พอกินpor yòo por ginhaving enough to get by; making ends meet