คุยยาก
kui-yâakMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
difficult to talk to
difficult to talk to or deal with, often because the person will not listen or cooperate.
Examples
หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaหัวหน้าhǔua-nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineคุยยากkui-yâakคุยยากkui-yâakdifficult to talk toนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i1a little; a bit2a small amountเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ความเห็นkwaam-hěnความเห็นkwaam-hěnopinion; viewคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another person
My boss is a little difficult to talk to. He doesn't really listen to other people's opinions.
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ผมpǒmพยายามpá-yaa-yaamอธิบายà-tí-baaiให้hâiเขาkǎoฟังfangแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนkonคุยยากkui-yâakและlɛ́ไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmเปลี่ยนใจbplìian-jai
I already tried to explain to him, but he's difficult to talk to and refuses to change his mind.
ฉันchǎnไม่mâiอยากyàakไปbpaiประชุมbprà-chumกับgàpทีมtiimนั้นnánเลยləəiทุกคนtúk-konคุยยากkui-yâakไปหมดbpai-mòtทำให้tam-hâiตกลงdtòk-longอะไรกันà-rai-ganไม่ได้mâi-dâaiสักทีsàk-tii
I don't want to go to the meeting with that team at all. Everyone is so difficult to deal with, which makes it impossible to agree on anything.
การเจรจาต่อรองgaan-jee-rá-jaa-dtɔ̀ɔ-rɔɔngกับgàpคู่ค้าkûu-káaที่tîiขึ้นชื่อkʉ̂n-chʉ̂ʉว่าwâaคุยยากkui-yâakต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiความอดทนkwaam-òt-tonและlɛ́กลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútในnaiการgaanโน้มน้าวใจnóom-náao-jaiเป็นอย่างสูงbpen-yàang-sǔung
Negotiating with a partner who is known for being difficult to deal with requires a great deal of patience and strategy in persuasion.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kui
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
คุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)[to] chat; talkPart 1
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ยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)difficult; hardPart 2
คุยยากkui-yâakคุยยากkui-yâakdifficult to talk todifficult to talk toWord