พอๆกัน
por por ganMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
about the same; roughly equal
Approximately equal in amount, size, degree, quality, or ability.
Examples
แก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)6bullet wood; Spanish cherry (northern Thai)7orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeนี้néeนี้née1this2this oneใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorพอๆกันpor por ganพอๆกันpor por ganabout the same; roughly equal
These two glasses are about the same size.
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Yesterday, my older sibling and I paid about the same amount for food.
เสื้อsêuuaสองsŏngตัวdtuuaนี้néeราคาraa-kaaพอๆกันpor por ganแต่dtàeฉันchănชอบchôpตัวdtuuaสีฟ้าsĕe fáaมากกว่าmâak gwàa
These two shirts cost about the same, but I prefer the blue one.
สองsŏngคนนี้kon néeเล่นlênกีตาร์gee-dtaaเก่งgèngพอๆกันpor por ganแต่dtàeคนหนึ่งkon nèungชอบchôpเล่นlênเพลงช้าplayng cháaส่วนsùuanอีกèekคนkonชอบchôpเพลงเร็วpleng reo
These two are about equally good at playing the guitar, but one likes playing slow songs while the other prefers fast ones.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พอๆกัน said พอ-พอ-กัน?
por por 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
por
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
พอๆpor porพอๆpor por1as...as; equally; about the same2enough!; stop it!as...as; equally; about the samePart 1
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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; earmarktogether; together withPart 2
พอๆกันpor por ganพอๆกันpor por ganabout the same; roughly equalabout the same; roughly equalWord