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pɔɔ-mɔ̀Meanings
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; feelซุปsúpซุปsúpsoupนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เค็มkemเค็มkem1salty2stingy (informal)พอเหมาะpɔɔ-mɔ̀พอเหมาะpɔɔ-mɔ̀1suitable; just right; appropriate2appropriately; suitably; to a proper degreeกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กระหายน้ำgrà-hǎai-náamกระหายน้ำgrà-hǎai-náam[to] be thirsty
This soup is salted just right; it doesn't make you thirsty.
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Choose a shirt that fits appropriately so you can move comfortably.
Set the air conditioner to a suitable coolness, otherwise the elderly will feel cold.
เขาkǎoจัดสรรjàt-sǎnงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanอย่างyàangพอเหมาะpɔɔ-mɔ̀กับgàpขนาดkà-nàatของkɔ̌ɔngโครงการkroong-gaanจึงjʉngไม่mâiฟุ่มเฟือยfûm-fʉʉaiและlɛ́ไม่mâiขาดแคลนkàat-klɛɛn
He allocated the budget in a suitable amount for the project's size, so it was neither extravagant nor insufficient.
2AdverbB2
appropriately; suitably; to a proper degree
In a way that is just right for the context; to an appropriate extent.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutแซวsɛɛoแซวsɛɛo[to] tease; rib; banterกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkพอเหมาะpɔɔ-mɔ̀พอเหมาะpɔɔ-mɔ̀1suitable; just right; appropriate2appropriately; suitably; to a proper degreeจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเสียหน้าsǐia-nâaเสียหน้าsǐia-nâa[to] lose face; be humiliated
He teased just right, so everyone laughed and no one lost face.
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ฉันchǎnใส่sàiน้ำปลาnáam-bplaaแค่kɛ̂ɛพอเหมาะpɔɔ-mɔ̀ทำให้tam-hâiรสชาติกลมกล่อมrót-châat-glom-glɔ̀ɔmขึ้นkʉ̂nทันทีtan-tii
I added fish sauce just right, which made the flavor immediately well-balanced.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanตำหนิdtam-nìอย่างyàangพอเหมาะpɔɔ-mɔ̀ไม่mâiรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngเกินไปgəən-bpaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ชี้chíiปัญหาbpan-hǎaได้dâaiชัดเจนchát-jeen
The manager criticized to an appropriate extent—not too harsh, yet pointed out the problems clearly.
ในnaiงานประชุมngaan-bprà-chumเขาkǎoยกตัวอย่างyók-dtuua-yàangพอเหมาะพอดีpɔɔ-mɔ̀-pɔɔ-diiจนjonช่วยให้chûuai-hâiประเด็นbprà-denซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnเข้าใจง่ายkâo-jai-ngâaiขึ้นkʉ̂n
In the meeting, he provided examples in a way that was just right, making complex points easier to understand.
ฉันchǎnใส่sàiเครื่องเทศkrʉ̂ʉang-têetพอเหมาะpɔɔ-mɔ̀ทำให้tam-hâiรสชาติกลมกล่อมrót-châat-glom-glɔ̀ɔmพอดีpɔɔ-dii
I added spices in a way that was just right, making the flavor nicely balanced.
ในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumเธอtəəแสดงความคิดเห็นsà-dɛɛng-kwaam-kít-hěnพอเหมาะpɔɔ-mɔ̀จึงjʉngไม่mâiกลบglòpเสียงsǐiangของkɔ̌ɔngคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangชัดเจนchát-jeen
In the meeting, she shared her opinion to an appropriate extent, so she didn’t drown out others yet remained clear.
ผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàpตัดต่อdtàt-dtɔ̀ɔฉากchàakอารมณ์aa-romพอเหมาะpɔɔ-mɔ̀ทำให้tam-hâiผู้ชมpûu-chomรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kอินinโดยdooiไม่mâiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kยืดเยื้อyʉ̂ʉt-yʉ́ʉa
The director edited the emotional scenes in a way that was just right, making viewers feel engaged without sensing drag.
He spoke in a way that was just right, not so much that people got annoyed.
ฉันchǎnเปิดbpə̀ətแอร์ɛɛพอเหมาะpɔɔ-mɔ̀ห้องhɔ̂ngเลยləəiเย็นสบายyen-sà-baaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่mâiหนาวnǎaoเกินไปgəən-bpai
I set the air conditioner just right, so the room is comfortable but not too cold.
ในnaiที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chumเธอterแสดงความเห็นsà-dăeng kwaam hĕnพอเหมาะpo mòrไม่mâiยาวyaaoเกินgernจนjonเสียเวลาsĭia wee-laaและláeไม่mâiสั้นsânจนขาดjon kàatสาระsăa-rá
In the meeting, she voiced her opinion in a way that was just right—neither so long that it wasted time nor so brief that it lacked substance.
ผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàpตัดต่อdtàt-dtɔ̀ɔฉากchàakอารมณ์aa-romพอเหมาะpɔɔ-mɔ̀ทำให้tam-hâiผู้ชมpûu-chomอินinกับgàpเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangโดยdooiไม่mâiรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaถูกtùukยัดเยียดyát-yîiat
The director edited the emotional scenes in a way that was just right, making the audience feel engaged without feeling forced.
เขาkǎoพูดชมเชยpûut-chom-chəəiพอเหมาะpɔɔ-mɔ̀ทำให้tam-hâiทีมtiimมีmiiกำลังใจgam-lang-jaiโดยdooiไม่mâiหลงตัวเองlǒng-dtuua-eeng
He praised in a way that was just right, giving the team motivation without making them conceited.
Tones
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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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เหมาะmɔ̀เหมาะmɔ̀1suitable; appropriate; fitting2[to] suit; be appropriatesuitable; appropriate; fittingPart 2
พอเหมาะpɔɔ-mɔ̀พอเหมาะpɔɔ-mɔ̀suitable; just right; appropriatesuitable; just right; appropriateWord