สมพอ
sǒm-pɔɔMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
suitable; appropriate
suitable or appropriate to the situation; fitting in degree or measure
Examples
เสียงเพลงsǐiang-pleengเสียงเพลงsǐiang-pleengmusic; musical soundดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeสมพอsǒm-pɔɔสมพอsǒm-pɔɔ1suitable; appropriate2adequate; sufficientไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)รบกวนróp-guuanรบกวนróp-guuan1bother; disturb; inconvenience2may I ask (polite preface)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleข้างห้องkâang-hɔ̂ngข้างห้องkâang-hɔ̂ngthe next room; room next door
The music volume is suitably set; it doesn’t disturb the neighbor.
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เขาkǎoแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaเรียบง่ายrîiap-ngâaiสมพอsǒm-pɔɔกับgàpงานประชุมngaan-bprà-chumภายในpaai-naiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàt
He dressed simply, appropriate for an internal company meeting.
คำอธิบายkam-à-tí-baaiของkɔ̌ɔngครูkruuมีmiiความชัดเจนkwaam-chát-jeenสมพอsǒm-pɔɔกับgàpสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanทำให้tam-hâiนักเรียนnák-riianเข้าใจkâo-jaiขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnทั้งหมดtáng-mòt
The teacher’s explanation was suitably clear for the situation, helping students understand all the steps.
เราraoควรkuuanปรับbpràpน้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiangให้hâiสมพอsǒm-pɔɔกับgàpบริบทbɔɔ-rí-bòtไม่เป็นทางการmâi-bpen-taang-gaanเกินไปgəən-bpaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛยังคงyang-kongความสุภาพkwaam-sù-pâap
We should adjust our tone to suit the context, not too informal while still remaining polite.
2AdjectiveB1
adequate; sufficient
adequate in amount or extent to meet a need; enough without excess
Examples
ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หม้อmɔ̂ɔหม้อmɔ̂ɔ1pot; cooking pot2jar; pot (earthen/ceramic)3electric rice cooker (colloquial)4transformer (colloq.)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)สมพอsǒm-pɔɔสมพอsǒm-pɔɔ1suitable; appropriate2adequate; sufficientสำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyในบ้านnai-bâanในบ้านnai-bâan1indoors; inside the house2in the house; within the homeคืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonight
The rice in this pot is still enough for everyone in the house tonight.
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งบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanที่têeมีอยู่mee yòoสมพอsŏm porกับgàpการจัดกิจกรรมgaan jàt gìt-jà-gamเล็กlékๆ-แต่dtàeคงไม่kong mâiพอporสำหรับsăm-ràpงานใหญ่ngaan yài
The available budget is adequate for a small event but probably not enough for a big one.
น้ำnáamสำรองsǎm-rɔɔngในnaiถังtǎngยังyangสมพอsǒm-pɔɔให้เราhâi-raoใช้cháiอีกìikสองsɔ̌ɔngวันwanถ้าtâaใช้cháiอย่างyàangประหยัดbprà-yàt
The reserve water in the tank is sufficient for two more days if we use it sparingly.
ข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunที่tîiรวบรวมrûuap-ruuamมาmaaนี้níiสมพอsǒm-pɔɔแก่gɛ̀ɛการสรุปgaan-sà-rùpแนวโน้มnɛɛo-nóomเบื้องต้นbʉ̂ʉang-dtônแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàยังyangไม่mâiละเอียดlá-ìiatเชิงลึกchəəng-lʉ́k
The data collected is adequate for drawing preliminary trends, even though it’s not in-depth.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǒm
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
สมsǒmสมsǒm1befitting; appropriate; suitable2[to] be worthy of; deserve3to match; to be compatiblebefitting; appropriate; suitablePart 1
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พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenenough; sufficientPart 2
สมพอsǒm-pɔɔสมพอsǒm-pɔɔsuitable; appropriatesuitable; appropriateWord