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How to say moderation, the right amount
in Thai
ความพอดี
kwaam-paaw-dii
moderation, the right amount
kwaam midpaaw middii mid
พอดี 'just right'. Close to the 'sufficiency' idea (พอเพียง) promoted nationally.
- Part of speech
- noun
In a sentence
- รู้จักความพอดีrúu-jàk kwaam-paaw-diito know when enough is enough
From the same situation: Dhamma vocabulary
- ธรรมะthe Dhamma, the Buddha's teaching
- ฟังธรรมto listen to a dhamma talk
- ธรรมบรรยายdhamma lecture
- พระพุทธเจ้าthe Buddha
- พระรัตนตรัยthe Triple Gem (Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha)
- ตรัสรู้to attain enlightenment (of the Buddha)
- ศรัทธาfaith, confidence
- ปัญญาwisdom, insight
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