พอใช้จ่าย(por chái jàai)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
just enough to cover expenses
sufficient to meet basic living costs; barely adequate to get by financially
Examples
เงินเดือนngern deuuanเงินเดือนngern deuuansalary; monthly payฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)พอใช้จ่ายpor chái jàaiพอใช้จ่ายpor chái jàaijust enough to cover expensesแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightประหยัดbprà-yàtประหยัดbprà-yàt1economical; cost‑saving2[to] save; be thriftyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
My salary is just enough to get by, but I have to be very frugal.
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Word Breakdown
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พอใช้จ่ายpor chái jàaiพอใช้จ่ายpor chái jàaijust enough to cover expenses