จับยาก
jàp yâak
Meanings
1NounB1
hard to catch; difficult to seize/hold
difficult to catch, seize, or hold physically (e.g., an animal, a suspect, a slippery object).
Examples
ลูกหมาlôok măaลูกหมาlôok măapuppyตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; course4[to] chase; pursueเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2premature; too soon3quickly; fastมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)จับยากjàp yâakจับยากjàp yâak1hard to catch; difficult to seize/hold2hard to discern/comprehend
This puppy runs very fast, so it's difficult to catch.
2NounB2
hard to discern/comprehend
difficult to discern, detect, or comprehend; hard to grasp (e.g., a faint pulse, a complex idea, the main point).
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดอ้อมค้อมpôot ôm kómพูดอ้อมค้อมpôot ôm kóm1[to] speak indirectly; be roundabout2[to] be evasive; beat around the bushมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ประเด็นbprà-denประเด็นbprà-den1point; issue2topic; subject3legal point; matter at issueที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)สื่อสารsèu-săanสื่อสารsèu-săan1[to] communicate2communications; telecomนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)จับยากjàp yâakจับยากjàp yâak1hard to catch; difficult to seize/hold2hard to discern/comprehend
He spoke so indirectly that the point he was trying to communicate was difficult to grasp.
Word Breakdown
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จับยากjàp yâakจับยากjàp yâakhard to catch; difficult to seize/hold