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¾Í  phaawM
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1.¾ÍphaawM[is] sufficient; [does] suffice; [is] adequate; enough
2.¨Ð¾ÍjaL phaawMwill suffice
3.¾ÍphaawM[pronunciation of the 30th consonant in the Thai alphabet]
4.¾ÍphaawMupon; just when; as soon as; at the moment when
5.¾Íã¨phaawM jaiM[is] content; contented; satisfied; pleased; happy
6.¤ÇÒÁ¾Íã¨khwaamM phaawM jaiMsatisfaction

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai¾Í
IPApʰɔː
Royal Thai General Systempho

1. common Thai word   [attributive verb]
definition
[is] sufficient; [does] suffice; [is] adequate; enough

examples¡ç¾ÍgawF phaawM...is enough
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gaanM dtaawL yaawtF thooH raH gitL bohnM naaeoM khitH saehtL thaL gitL phaawM phiiangM
Grafting business into the concept of Sufficiency Economics
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gaanM thapH sap[t]L haiF thaawtL akL saawnR naiM phaaM saaR deermM phaawM khuaanM gaaeL gaanM saL daaengM theeF maaM khaawngR ruupF sap[t]L laeH haiF khiianR naiM ruupF theeF aanL daiF saL duaakL naiM phaaM saaR thaiM
The original English word should be transcribed in a such a manner as to indicate the original form of the word as well as to allow the word to be written in a manner so that it might be easily read in Thai script.
à·èÒ¹Ñé¹äÁè¾ÍthaoF nanH maiF phaawMThat won't do; that is not enough
¾Í æ ¡Ñ¹phaawM phaawM ganMan equal chance; even odds; equal probability
¾Í¡Ñ¹phaawM ganMequally
¾Í¡Ñ¹·ÕphaawM ganM theeMThat will do
¾Íá¤è¹Õé¡è͹¹ÐphaawM khaaeF neeH gaawnL naHgoodbye (said on telephone)
¾Í¨ÐphaawM jaLprobably could; happen to
¾Í¨ÐàËç¹ä´éÃÓäÃphaawM jaL henR daiF rahmM raiMfaintly visible
¾Íã¨ä´éphaawM jaiM daiFthat's fair; that is satisfactory; ok
¾ÍãªéphaawM chaiHfair; fairly good; enough; satisfactory
¾Íãªéä´éphaawM chaiH daiFsatisfactory; fair; fairly
¾Í´ÕphaawM deeMjust enough; good enough; just right; just sufficient
·ÓãËé¾Í´ÕthahmM haiF phaawM deeMto fit
¾Íä´éphaawM daiFfair; adequate; do-able
¾ÍµÑÇphaawM dtuaaMfair; adequate
¾Í»ÃÐÁÒ³phaawM bpraL maanMsufficient in proportion; proportionate
¾Í»ÃÐÁÒ³phaawM bpraL maanMproportionately
¾Íà¾Õ§phaawM phiiangMenough
¾ÍáçphaawM raaengMto be nearly overpowering, powerful, or challenging
¾ÍáÅéÇphaawM laaeoHthat's enough
¾ÍʺÒÂphaawM saL baayMcomfortably
¾ÍÊÁ¤ÇÃphaawM sohmR khuaanMimpressively, quite, a good or reasonable amount, fairly, to some extent
¾ÍàËÁÒÐphaawM mawLa suitable amount; appropriate amount
¾ÍàËÁÒÐphaawM mawLsuitably; appropriately
¾ÍÍÔèÁphaawM imLsufficiently full of food
¾Ö§¾Íã¨pheungM phaawM jaiM[is] satisfied; pleased; contented
¤ÇÒÁ¾Ö§¾Íã¨khwaamM pheungM phaawM jaiMsatisfaction
à¾Õ§¾ÍphiiangM phaawMenough
äÁè¾Í·Õè...maiF phaawM theeFit is regrettable...
ãË­èäÁè¾ÍyaiL maiF phaawMnot big enough
sample
sentences
¢³Ð·ÕèÃѰºÒÅ»¯ÔÇѵԷËÒâͧä·Â¡ÓÅѧà»ç¹¸ØÃÐÊÃéÒ§à§×è͹ä¢ãËé¾Ã䪹ÐàÅ×Í¡µÑé§ãËéä´é ÃѰºÒÅÍѧ¡ÄÉ¡çà»ç¹¸ØÃзӧҹà¡éͧÕèà§èҾ͡ѹ
khaL naL theeF ratH thaL baanM bpaL dtiL watH thaH haanR khaawngR thaiM gahmM langM bpenM thooH raH saangF ngeuuanF khaiR haiF phakH chaH naH leuuakF dtangF haiF daiF ratH thaL baanM angM gritL gawF bpenM thooH raH thahmM ngaanM guuhrF ngeeF ngaoF phaawM ganM
"While the Thai revolutionary military government was busy setting conditions for a party to be able to win an election, the British government was busily involved in some very embarrassing and stupid activity of its own."
¤Ø³¾ÍÁÕàÇÅҾҩѹä»äËÁ
khoonM phaawM meeM waehM laaM phaaM chanR bpaiM maiR
"Do you have time to show me the way?"
µÅÒ´äÁèÁÕ¹éÓÁѹÁÕà¾Õ§¾ÍµèͤÇÒÁµéͧ¡ÒÃ
dtaL laatL maiF meeM nahmH manM meeM phiiangM phaawM dtaawL khwaamM dtaawngF gaanM
"The market does not have sufficient oil to meet the demand."
¹¡¹éÍ·ÓÃѧáµè¾ÍµÑÇ
nohkH naawyH thahmM rangM dtaaeL phaawM dtuaaM
"Cut your coat according to your cloth."
ã¹ÀÒ¾ àÃҨѺä´éÊдǡÇèÒ ·ËÒà à»ç¹ã¤Ãà¾ÃÒÐà¤Ã×èͧẺºè§ªÑ´, áÅоÍ͹ØÁÒ¹ä´éÇèÒ ªÒǹҤ×Íã¤Ã à¾ÃÒмéÒ¢ÒÇÁéÒáÅÐà¤ÕÂǺ觺͡
naiM phaapF raoM japL daiF saL duaakL waaF thaH haanR bpenM khraiM phrawH khreuuangF baaepL bohngL chatH laeH phaawM aL nooH maanM daiF waaF chaaoM naaM kheuuM khraiM phrawH phaaF khaaoR maaH laeH khiaaoM bohngL baawkL
"We can easily see in the picture who the soldiers are because of their uniforms and we can deduce who the farmers are because of their waist cloths and sickles."
ºÍ¡¨Ó¹Ç¹»ÃÔÁÒ³ ¤×ÍÁÔä´éºÍ¡ªÑ´Å§ä»ÇèÒà·èÒ¹Ñé¹à·èÒ¹Õé à»ç¹áµè¡Ó˹´ÇèÒÁÒ¡ËÃ×͹éÍ«Ö觾ͨÐÃÙé¤ÇÒÁËÁÒÂä´éâ´Â»ÃÔÁÒ³ àªè¹ ÁÒ¡ ¹éÍ ËÅÒ ·Ñé§ËÅÒ ¨Ø ·Ñ駻ǧ ·Ñé§ËÁ´ ºÃÃ´Ò ¤¹ÅÐ ÊÔè§ÅÐ µèÒ§ ºÒ§ ºéÒ§ ¡Ñ¹ ÏÅÏ àªè¹
baawkL jahmM nuaanM bpaL riH maanM kheuuM miH daiF baawkL chatH lohngM bpaiM waaF thaoF nanH thaoF neeH bpenM dtaaeL gahmM nohtL waaF maakF reuuR naawyH seungF phaawM jaL ruuH khwaamM maayR daiF dooyM bpaL riH maanM chehnF maakF naawyH laayR thangH laayR jooL thangH bpuaangM thangH mohtL banM daaM khohnM laH singL laH dtaangL baangM baangF ganM chehnF
To indicate a quantity, although it is not necessary that the number be precise; the modifier may indicate “many” or “a few” just to show an approximation of the amount. Examples include, “a lot,” “few,” “many,” “all of,” “much,” “the entirety of,” “all of,” “complete,” “each one of,” “one of,” “each and every,” “some,” “partly,” “each other,” etc. Some examples include:
»ÅÙ¡àÃ×͹¾ÍµÑÇËÇÕËÑǾÍà¡ÅéÒ
bpluukL reuuanM phaawM dtuaaM weeR huaaR phaawM glaoF
"Cut your coat according to your cloth."
»Ñ­ËÒ·ÕèÊÒÁ ¤×ͤÇÒÁÃèÓÃÇÂ㹤ӢͧÀÒÉÒä·Â «Ö觾ǡàÃÒ¹Ö¡ÇèÒäÁèÃèÓÃÇÂ¾Í ¨Ö§µéͧÁպѭ­ÑµÔÈѾ·ìãËÁèÁÒãªé...
bpanM haaR theeF saamR kheuuM khwaamM rahmF ruayM naiM khahmM khaawngR phaaM saaR thaiM seungF phuaakF raoM neukH waaF maiF rahmF ruayM phaawM jeungM dtaawngF meeM banM yatH sap[t]L maiL maaM chaiH
A third issue is the richness of our Thai vocabulary which some of us think is not rich enough. We therefore want to create new words to use. [...]
»Ñ­ËһѨ¨ØºÑ¹¤×Í »ÃÐà·Èà¢ÒäÁèÁÕ¡Åä¡ËÃ×Íͧ¤ì¡Ã·ÕèÈÑ¡´ÔìÊÔ·¸Ôì¾Í·Õè¨Ðà»ç¹µÑǵѴÊÔ¹ä´é µèҧ˹èÍÁá¹éÁËÃ×ÍÁÑèǹÔèÁ
bpanM haaR bpatL jooL banM kheuuM bpraL thaehtF khaoR maiF meeM gohnM gaiM reuuR ohng[k]M gaawnM theeF sakL sitL phaawM theeF jaL bpenM dtuaaM dtatL sinR daiF dtaangL naawmL naaemH reuuR muaaF nimF
"The current problem is that their country does not have the mechanisms or the institutions with sufficient respect and esteem to be able to make decisions; each (of the current institutions) is either (too) naive or (too) opportunistic."
¾Í´Õ æ ¡ÇèÒ¨Ðä´éáµèÅÐàÅèÁ µéͧãªéàÇÅÒà»ç¹¤ÃÖ觤è͹ÇѹáËÅèФÃѺ
phaawM deeM deeM gwaaL jaL daiF dtaaeL laH lehmF dtaawngF chaiH waehM laaM bpenM khreungF khaawnF wanM laeL khrapH
For adequate quality, each blade will take almost half a day to be completed.
¾ÍàËÅç¡ËÒÂá´§¡ç«Ø¡à¢éÒàµÒÍÕ¡ á´§ä´é·Õè¡çàÍÒÍÍ¡ÁÒµÕ
phaawM lekL haayR daaengM gawF sookH khaoF dtaoM eekL daaengM daiF theeF gawF aoM aawkL maaM dteeM
Once the metal loses its red color, it is placed into the kiln (or forge) once again; when the piece was red again, it is removed and hammered again.
à¾×è͹¼Á¤¹¹Ö§¨ÐÁÒ·Ò¹¢éÒÇà·Õè§´éÇ ÁÕÍÒËÒþÍäËÁ?
pheuuanF phohmR khohnM neungM jaL maaM thaanM khaaoF thiiangF duayF meeM aaM haanR phaawM maiR
[spoken by a male] "I have a friend coming for lunch. Have you enough?"
ÀÒÇТҴá¤Å¹ÍÒËÒÃŧ¨¹¶Ö§¢Ñé¹Çԡĵ¤ÃÑé§¹ÕéÊÒà˵ØÊӤѭà»ç¹à¾ÃÒÐÃҤҢͧ¾×ªÍÒËÒö١´Ñ¹¢Öé¹ä»¨¹ÊÙ§à¡Ô¹¡ÇèÒ·Õ褹¸ÃÃÁ´ÒËÒàªéÒ¡Ô¹¤èÓ¨ÐÁշعÃ͹¾Í·Õè¨Ð«×éÍä´é
phaaM waH khaatL khlaaenM aaM haanR lohngM johnM theungR khanF wiH gritL khrangH neeH saaR haehtL sahmR khanM bpenM phrawH raaM khaaM khaawngR pheuutF aaM haanR thuukL danM kheunF bpaiM johnM suungR geernM gwaaL theeF khohnM thamM maH daaM haaR chaaoH ginM khahmF jaL meeM thoonM raawnM phaawM theeF jaL seuuH daiF
"The food shortage situation has become a crisis the most important cause of which is that the price of food has been forced upward, beyond the purchasing ability of the common person who lives from hand to mouth."
ÁѧÊÇÔÃѵÔà»ç¹ÍÒËÒ÷ÕèÁÕ»ÃÐ⪹ìµèÍÃèÒ§¡Ò ÁռѡáÅмÅäÁé«Öè§·ÓãËéä´éÃѺ¡Ò¡ãÂÍÒËÒÃÁÒ¡¾Í
mangM saL wiH ratH bpenM aaM haanR theeF meeM bpraL yoht[n]L dtaawL raangF gaayM meeM phakL laeH phohnR laH maaiH seungF thahmM haiF daiF rapH gaakL yaiM aaM haanR maakF phaawM
"Vegetarian food is food that is beneficial for our bodies. It contains vegetables and fruits which allow us to receive sufficient amounts of dietary fiber."
äÁè¾Í¤èÐ µéͧ仫×éÍ·ÕèµÅÒ´ÍÕ¡
maiF phaawM khaF dtaawngF bpaiM seuuH theeF dtaL laatL eekL
[spoken by a female] "Not enough. I must go to the market and buy some more."
2. ¨Ð¾Í  jaL phaawM  [verb]
definition
will suffice

3.   
definition
[pronunciation of the 30th consonant in the Thai alphabet]

examples¾Í ¾Ò¹phaawM phaanMThe 30th consonant in the Thai alphabet
¾Í ¾Ò¹ÇÒ§µÑé§phaawM phaanM waangM dtangFPh is for /phaanM/ (the tray), all laid out
4.   [adverb]
definition
upon; just when; as soon as; at the moment when

example¾Í¶Ö§phaawM theungRupon arrival
sample
sentences
¾Íà´Ô¹ÍÍ¡¨Ò¡ºéÒ¹©Ñ¹¡ç»Ôê§à¡ÕèÂǡѺâ¦É³Ò·Õè¨Ð·Ó¢Öé¹Áҷѹ·Õ
phaawM deernM aawkL jaakL baanF chanR gawF bpingH giaaoL gapL khohtF saL naaM theeF jaL thahmM kheunF maaM thanM theeM
"Just as I left the house a light bulb turned on in my head regarding an advertisment that I'm working on."
¾Í½¹ËÂØ´à¢Ò¤§¨Ð¡ÅѺºéÒ¹
phaawM fohnR yootL khaoR khohngM jaL glapL baanF
"As soon as the rain stops, he probably will come home "
¾ÍÃÙéÇèÒ¨ÐÁÕ¤¹àÅÕé§äÍÈ¡ÃÕÁà´ç¡ æ ¡ç¡Ð´Õê¡Ð´êҡѹãË­è
phaawM ruuH waaF jaL meeM khohnM liiangH aiM saL greemM dekL dekL gawF gaL deeH gaL daaH ganM yaiL
"When they found out that someone would be giving them ice cream, the kids became very excited."
¾Í˹ØèÁËÅèÍ ¹Ñ¡¡ÕÌÒâçàÃÕ¹ÁÒ¤ØÂ´éÇÂ˹èÍ ÂÒ¹آ¡ç¡ÃдÕê¡ÃдêÒä»·Ñé§Çѹ
phaawM noomL laawL nakH geeM laaM rohngM riianM maaM khuyM duayF naawyL yaayM nookH gawF graL deeH graL daaH bpaiM thangH wanM
"After the young, handsome, male athlete from school came over to talk to her, Nuk giggled all day long."
5. ¾Í㨠  phaawM jaiM  [attributive verb]
definition
[is] content; contented; satisfied; pleased; happy

categories
antonym¢Øè¹ÁÑÇkhoonL muaaM[is] melancholy; depressed; gloomy
examples·ÓãËé¾Íã¨thahmM haiF phaawM jaiMsatisfy
·ÓãËé¾Ö§¾Íã¨thahmM haiF pheungM phaawM jaiMto humor
à»ç¹·Õè¹èÒ¾Íã¨bpenM theeF naaF phaawM jaiMis very satisfactory
à»ç¹·Õè¾Íã¨bpenM theeF phaawM jaiMsatisfactory
¾Íã¨ã¹µÑÇàͧphaawM jaiM naiM dtuaaM aehngMsmug
äÁè¾Íã¨maiF phaawM jaiMdispleased
·ÓãËéäÁè¾Íã¨thahmM haiF maiF phaawM jaiMto displease
sample
sentences
¡ÒÃóç¤ìà¾×èÍ¡ÒÃàÅ×Í¡µÑé§»ÃÐʺ¤ÇÒÁÊÓàÃç¨ÍÂèÒ§¹èÒ¾Í㨠¡çà»ç¹à¾ÃÒÐÊ×èÍÁÇŪ¹ËÅÒÂᢹ§ÃèÇÁÁ×ÍÃèÇÁã¨ãËé¤ÇÒÁÊӤѭ¡Ñº»ÃÐà´ç¹ÊÒ¸ÒóÐàÃ×èͧ¹Õé´éÇÂ
gaanM rohnM naH rohng[k]M pheuuaF gaanM leuuakF dtangF bpraL sohpL khwaamM sahmR retL yaangL naaF phaawM jaiM gawF bpenM phrawH seuuL muaanM chohnM laayR khaL naaengR ruaamF meuuM ruaamF jaiM haiF khwaamM sahmR khanM gapL bpraL denM saaR thaaM raH naH reuuangF neeH duayF
"The campaign to have an election was pleasantly successful because many elements of the media joined together to demonstrate the importance of this public issue."
¾Íã¨ÃÖÂѧÅèФÃÒǹÕé!
phaawM jaiM reuH yangM laF khraaoM neeH
"Are you happy now?"
ãËéÃéͺҷ à¢Ò¤§¾Í㨤ÃѺ
haiF raawyH baatL khaoR khohngM phaawM jaiM khrapH
"Give him 100 Baht. He will be satisfied."
6. ¤ÇÒÁ¾Í㨠 khwaamM phaawM jaiM  [noun]
definition
satisfaction

sample
sentence
¤ÇÒÁÃÑ¡¤×Í¡Ò÷ÕèàÃÒÊÒÁÒöáÅÐÂÔ¹´Õ·Õè¨ÐãË餹·ÕèàÃÒÃÑ¡à»ç¹ã¹ÊÔè§·Õèà¢ÒàÅ×Í¡àͧâ´ÂäÁè´Ö§´Ñ¹·Õè¨ÐãËéà¢Ò·ÓµÒÁ¤ÇÒÁ¾Í㨢ͧàÃÒ
khwaamM rakH kheuuM gaanM theeF raoM saaR maatF laeH yinM deeM theeF jaL haiF khohnM theeF raoM rakH bpenM naiM singL theeF khaoR leuuakF aehngM dooyM maiF deungM danM theeF jaL haiF khaoR thahmM dtaamM khwaamM phaawM jaiM khaawngR raoM
"True love is to allow your beloved the freedom to follow her own dreams and not to compel her to follow yours."

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