จนยาก(jon yâak)
Meanings
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very poor; destitute
extremely poor; having very little money or resources
Examples
แม้máeแม้máe1even if; although; even though2evenเขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himจะjàจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker)เกิดมาgèrt maaเกิดมาgèrt maa1[to] be born2ever; in one's life (since birth)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleจนยากjon yâakจนยากjon yâakvery poor; destituteแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2from; since (starting point)3only; just (restriction)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)ขยันkà-yănขยันkà-yănhardworking; diligentทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateจนjonจนjon1until; up to2so ... that; to the point of3poorสามารถsăa-mâatสามารถsăa-mâat1talented; competent2able; capableสร้างเนื้อสร้างตัวsâang néuua sâang dtuuaสร้างเนื้อสร้างตัวsâang néuua sâang dtuua[to] establish oneself; build a futureได้dâiได้dâi1[to] manage to; succeed in2[to] get; obtain; receive3actualized-action marker4can; [to] be able to; may5okay; sure; agreed
Even though he was born an extremely poor person, he worked hard until he was able to establish himself.
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สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònชาวบ้านchaao bâanแถวนี้tăeo néeมีmeeความเป็นอยู่kwaam bpen yòoที่têeจนยากjon yâakขัดสนkàt sŏnต้องdtôngหาhăaของป่าkŏng bpàaมาmaaประทังชีวิตbprà-tang chee-wít
In the past, the villagers in this area lived in extreme poverty and had to forage in the forest to survive.
แม้máeจะjàตกอยู่dtòk yòoในnaiสภาพsà-pâapที่têeจนยากjon yâakแสนเข็ญsăen kĕnเขาkăoก็gâwไม่เคยmâi koieคิดkítที่จะtêe jàคดโกงkót gohngใครkrai
Even though he fell into a state of extreme poverty, he never thought of cheating anyone.
นโยบายná-yoh-baaiของkŏngรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanมุ่งเน้นmûng nénที่จะtêe jàช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuuaประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonที่têeจนยากjon yâakให้hâiมีmeeคุณภาพชีวิตkun-ná-pâap chee-wítที่têeดีขึ้นdee kêun
The government's policy focuses on helping extremely poor citizens to have a better quality of life.
Word Breakdown
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ยากyâakยากyâak1poor; impoverished (dated/formal)2difficult; hard3unlikely; hard to imagine happeningPart 2
จนยากjon yâakจนยากjon yâakvery poor; destitute