งานยาก
ngaan-yâakMeaning
1NounA2
a difficult task; hard work
a task, job, or piece of work that is difficult to do.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)งานยากngaan-yâakงานยากngaan-yâaka difficult task; hard work
This is a difficult job.
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Math homework is a difficult task for me.
การทำความสะอาดgaan-tam-kwaam-sà-àatบ้านbâanทั้งtángหลังlǎngคนเดียวkon-diiaoเป็นbpenงานยากngaan-yâakมากmâak
Cleaning the whole house by myself is a very difficult job.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekนี้níiจะเป็นjà-bpenงานยากngaan-yâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛถ้าtâaเราraoช่วยกันchûuai-ganก็gɔ̂น่าจะnâa-jàทำtamสำเร็จได้sǎm-rèt-dâai
Although this project is a difficult task, if we help each other, we should be able to complete it successfully.
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 -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ngaan
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
งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)work; job; employmentPart 1
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ยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)difficult; hardPart 2
งานยากngaan-yâakงานยากngaan-yâaka difficult task; hard worka difficult task; hard workWord