พออยู่ได้(por yòo dâai)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

enough to get by; livable; tolerable

adequate to live on or manage; acceptable but not good; livable.

Examples

เงินเดือนngern deuuanเงินเดือนngern deuuansalary; monthly payของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineไม่เยอะmâi yérไม่เยอะmâi yérnot much; not manyแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; 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 markerพออยู่ได้por yòo dâaiพออยู่ได้por yòo dâaienough to get by; livable; tolerable
My salary isn't much, but it's enough to live on.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

พออยู่po yòoพออยู่po yòo1livable; adequate to live2get byPart 1
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ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedPart 2
พออยู่ได้por yòo dâaiพออยู่ได้por yòo dâaienough to get by; livable; tolerable