จนยาก
jon-yâakMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
very poor; destitute
extremely poor; having very little money or resources
Examples
แม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เกิดมาgə̀ət-maaเกิดมาgə̀ət-maa1[to] be born2ever; in one's life (since birth)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringจนยากjon-yâakจนยากjon-yâakvery poor; destituteแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerขยันkà-yǎnขยันkà-yǎnhardworking; diligentทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofสามารถsǎa-mâatสามารถsǎa-mâat1able; capable2talented; competentสร้างเนื้อสร้างตัวsâang-nʉ́ʉa-sâang-dtuuaสร้างเนื้อสร้างตัวsâang-nʉ́ʉa-sâang-dtuua[to] establish oneself; build a futureได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Even though he was born an extremely poor person, he worked hard until he was able to establish himself.
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สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnชาวบ้านchaao-bâanแถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níiมีmiiความเป็นอยู่kwaam-bpen-yùuที่tîiจนยากjon-yâakขัดสนkàt-sǒnต้องdtɔ̂ngหาhǎaของป่าkɔ̌ɔng-bpàaมาmaaประทังชีวิตbprà-tang-chii-wít
In the past, the villagers in this area lived in extreme poverty and had to forage in the forest to survive.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàตกอยู่dtòk-yùuในnaiสภาพsà-pâapที่tîiจนยากjon-yâakแสนเข็ญsɛ̌ɛn-kěnเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiคิดkítที่จะtîi-jàคดโกงkót-goongใครkrai
Even though he fell into a state of extreme poverty, he never thought of cheating anyone.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiของkɔ̌ɔngรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanมุ่งเน้นmûng-nénที่จะtîi-jàช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonที่tîiจนยากjon-yâakให้hâiมีmiiคุณภาพชีวิตkun-ná-pâap-chii-wítที่tîiดีขึ้นdii-kʉ̂n
The government's policy focuses on helping extremely poor citizens to have a better quality of life.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
jon
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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
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ยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)difficult; hardPart 2
จนยากjon-yâakจนยากjon-yâakvery poor; destitutevery poor; destituteWord