พอเหมาะ(po mòr)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
suitable; just right; appropriate
Suitable in amount, size, or degree; fitting for the situation; neither too much nor too little.
Examples
รสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelซุปsúpซุปsúpsoupนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เค็มkemเค็มkem1salty2stingy (informal)พอเหมาะpo mòrพอเหมาะpo mòr1suitable; just right; appropriate2appropriately; suitably; to a proper degreeกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กระหายน้ำgrà-hăai náamกระหายน้ำgrà-hăai náam[to] be thirsty
This soup is salted just right; it doesn't make you thirsty.
2AdverbB2
appropriately; suitably; to a proper degree
In a way that is just right for the context; to an appropriate extent.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutแซวsaeoแซวsaeo1[to] tease; rib; banter2[to] roast; poke fun (slightly sharper)กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkพอเหมาะpo mòrพอเหมาะpo mòr1suitable; just right; appropriate2appropriately; suitably; to a proper degreeจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyหัวเราะhŭua róหัวเราะhŭua ró1[to] laugh2laugh at; mockแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเสียหน้าsĭia nâaเสียหน้าsĭia nâa[to] lose face; be humiliated
He teased just right, so everyone laughed and no one lost face.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
พอดีpo deeพอดีpo dee1just right; exactly suitable2exactly; just (in time/amount)3happen to; by chance4just enough
- just right; exactly suitable
- exactly; just (in time/amount)
- happen to; by chance
- just enough
อย่างเหมาะสมyàang mòr sŏmอย่างเหมาะสมyàang mòr sŏmappropriately; properly; suitably
appropriately; properly; suitably
กำลังดีgam-lang deeกำลังดีgam-lang dee1just right; suitable2to just the right degree
- just right; suitable
- to just the right degree
เหมาะสมพอmòr-sŏm porเหมาะสมพอmòr-sŏm poradequately suitable; appropriate enough; good enough
adequately suitable; appropriate enough; good enough
ได้ที่dâi têeได้ที่dâi têe1ready; at the ideal point2to the right degree; just right3properly drunk; noticeably intoxicated4in full swing; heated up
- ready; at the ideal point
- to the right degree; just right
- properly drunk; noticeably intoxicated
- in full swing; heated up
Word Breakdown
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พอเหมาะpo mòrพอเหมาะpo mòrsuitable; just right; appropriate