ช็อตยาก
chɔ́t-yâakMeaning
1NounB1
a difficult shot (sports/film)
A shot or attempt that is hard to execute successfully, especially in sports or in filmmaking/photography, due to a tough angle, distance, obstacle, or setup.
Examples
ลูกบาสlûuk-bàatลูกบาสlûuk-bàatbasketball (the ball)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ช็อตยากchɔ́t-yâakช็อตยากchɔ́t-yâaka difficult shot (sports/film)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This basketball shot is a very difficult one.
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การยิงgaan-yingประตูbprà-dtuuจากjàakมุมmumนั้นnánถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenช็อตยากchɔ́t-yâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ทำtamได้สำเร็จdâai-sǎm-rèt
Shooting a goal from that angle is considered a difficult shot, but he managed to do it.
ตากล้องdtaa-glɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ngรอจังหวะrɔɔ-jang-wàนานมากnaan-mâakกว่าจะgwàa-jàได้dâaiถ่ายtàaiช็อตยากchɔ́t-yâakที่tîiมีmiiนกบินnók-binผ่านpàanพระอาทิตย์ตกดินprá-aa-tít-dtòk-din
The photographer had to wait a long time for the right moment to get the difficult shot of a bird flying past the sunset.
ผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàpยืนยันyʉʉn-yanที่จะtîi-jàถ่ายฉากtàai-chàakนี้níiเป็นbpenช็อตยากchɔ́t-yâakแบบbɛ̀ɛpลองเทคlɔɔng-tékเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmความสมจริงkwaam-sǒm-jingซึ่งsʉ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiการประสานงานgaan-bprà-sǎan-ngaanที่tîiแม่นยำmɛ̂n-yamของkɔ̌ɔngทุกtúkฝ่ายfàai
The director insisted on filming this scene as a difficult long-take shot to enhance realism, which required precise coordination from all departments.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chɔ́t
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
ช็อตchɔ́tช็อตchɔ́t1shot (small drink)2shot (film; video)3shot (photo)4[to] short-circuit; be shorted5shorted; electrically dead6short of cash; temporarily broke (colloq.)7classifier: shotshot (small drink)Part 1
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ยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)difficult; hardPart 2
ช็อตยากchɔ́t-yâakช็อตยากchɔ́t-yâaka difficult shot (sports/film)a difficult shot (sports/film)Word