พอๆ กัน
po po ganMeaning
1AdverbA2
about the same; equally
about the same; on a similar level; equally good, bad, etc.
Examples
กาแฟgaa-faeกาแฟgaa-faecoffee (drink; beans; plant)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondแก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)6bullet wood; Spanish cherry (northern Thai)7orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata)นี้néeนี้née1this2this oneหวานwăanหวานwăan1sweet (taste)2sweet; endearing (manner/appearance)3romantic; sentimental; saccharine4stripped; worn (of a screw thread)พอๆpor porพอๆpor por1as...as; equally; about the same2enough!; stop it!กันganกันgan1together; 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; earmark
These two cups of coffee are about equally sweet.
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He swims as well as his older brother.
I think Bangkok and Tokyo have similarly bad traffic.
ฉันchănคิดว่าkít wâaหนังnăngเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeกับgàpเรื่องrêuuangที่แล้วtêe láeoสนุกsà-nùkพอๆpor porกันganแต่dtàeเพื่อนpêuuanฉันchănไม่เห็นด้วยmâi hĕn dûuai
I think this movie and the last one were equally entertaining, but my friend disagrees.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พอๆ กัน said พอ-พอ-กัน?
po po gan
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
po
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 | — | — |