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| พอดีพอร้าย phaawM deeM phaawM raaiH |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | พอ-ดี-พอ-ร้าย |
| IPA | pʰɔː diː pʰɔː ráːj |
| Royal Thai General System | pho di pho rai |
| 1. [adverb] | |||
| definition | fairly; moderately | ||
| components | พอดี  | phaawM deeM | just enough; good enough; just right; just sufficient; just then, at that very moment |
 พอ | phaawM | [is] sufficient; [does] suffice; [is] adequate; enough | |
| ร้าย | raaiH | [is] bad; very bad; fierce; cruel; harmful; evil; wild | |
| synonyms | ปานกลาง | bpaanM glaangM | medium, moderate, intermediate, not so good or not so bad, average |
| มัชฌิมา | matH chiH maaM | moderate way; middle | |
| ไม่ดีนัก | maiF deeM nakH | not so good | |
| ไม่เลวนัก | maiF laayoM nakH | not so bad | |
| sample sentence | นักการเมืองกับอุบัติเหตุบนท้องถนน เป็นเรื่องที่หลีกเลี่ยงยาก หลายรายพอดีพอร้ายต้องจบชีวิตลงย่างน่าอนาถ nakH gaanM meuuangM gapL ooL batL dtiL haehtL bohnM thaawngH thaL nohnR bpenM reuuangF theeF leekL liiangF yaakF laaiR raaiM phaawM deeM phaawM raaiH dtawngF johpL cheeM witH lohngM yaangL naaF aL naatL "It is difficult to avoid road accidents involving politicians; many incidents, unfortunately, result in death." | ||
| 2. [adverb] | |||
| definition | unfortunately; not so good | ||
| components | พอดี | phaawM deeM | just enough; good enough; just right; just sufficient; just then, at that very moment |
| พอ | phaawM | [is] sufficient; [does] suffice; [is] adequate; enough | |
| ร้าย | raaiH | [is] bad; very bad; fierce; cruel; harmful; evil; wild | |
| synonyms | กาลกิณี | gaaM laH giL neeM | misfortune; misery; bad-luck; adversity |
| โชคร้าย | cho:hkF raaiH | bad luck; evil | |
| มือตก | meuuM dtohkL | [is] unlucky; on the outs; declining; in decline | |
| เสนียด | saL niiatL | [is] despicable; unlucky | |
| 3. [conjunction] | |||
| definition | probably; maybe; perhaps; it is likely | ||
| components | พอดี | phaawM deeM | just enough; good enough; just right; just sufficient; just then, at that very moment |
| พอ | phaawM | [is] sufficient; [does] suffice; [is] adequate; enough | |
| ร้าย | raaiH | [is] bad; very bad; fierce; cruel; harmful; evil; wild | |
| sample sentence | หากเขาเอาอาหารจากต่างประเทศไปขายได้พอดีพอร้ายชาวอีสานอาจหันไปชอบฟาสต์ฟูดแทนปลาทูเค็มก็ได้ haakL khaoR aoM aaM haanR jaakL dtaangL bpraL thaehtF bpaiM khaaiR daiF phaawM deeM phaawM raaiH chaaoM eeM saanR aatL hanR bpaiM chaawpF faatF fuutF thaaenM bplaaM thuuM khemM gaawF daiF "If they are allowed to sell foreign food in Thailand, it is likely that Northeasterners will prefer eating fast food over salted fish." | ||
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