Jingjok
How to say enough to get by
in Thai
พอกินพอใช้
paaw gin paaw chái
enough to get by
Add ครับ (kráp) if you are a man or ค่ะ (kâ) if you are a woman. It makes the sentence polite, and Thais always use it.
The perfect polite non-answer about money: 'enough to eat, enough to use'.
- Where
- small-talk
- Register
- polite
Words inside it
From the same situation: Making friends
- เงินเดือนsalary
- เลี้ยงto treat (pay for someone); to raise, look after
- แชร์to share; to split (the bill)
- ด้วยกันtogether
- หรือเปล่าor not? (yes/no question)
- เหรอreally? (checking, surprise)
- ล่ะwhat about…? (follow-up question)
- ศาสนาreligion
All 70 words and phrases in “Making friends” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok drills พอกินพอใช้ until you can say it without thinking, then shows you where to use it today. Handle personal questions with ease, invite and be invited, give and take compliments, and sort out who pays.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
- WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
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