ดีลยาก
diin-yâakMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
hard to deal with; hard to negotiate
describing a person, party, or situation that is difficult to make a deal with or negotiate; hard to reach agreement with
Examples
ลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; clientรายนี้raai-níiรายนี้raai-níithis case; this personดีลยากdiin-yâakดีลยากdiin-yâakhard to deal with; hard to negotiateคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atนานมากnaan-mâakนานมากnaan-mâakfor a very long time
This client is hard to deal with; discussing the price takes a very long time.
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คู่สัญญาkûu-sǎn-yaaฝั่งfàngนั้นnánดีลยากdiin-yâakเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoเปลี่ยนbplìianเงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎiบ่อยbɔ̀iและlɛ́ไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmเซ็นสัญญาsen-sǎn-yaa
The other party is difficult to make a deal with because they often change terms and refuse to sign.
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiดีลdiinยากมากyâak-mâakเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakผู้มีส่วนได้ส่วนเสียpûu-mii-sùuan-dâai-sùuan-sǐiaหลายฝ่ายlǎai-fàaiต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əที่tîiต่างกันdtàang-gan
This project is very hard to negotiate because multiple stakeholders want different proposals.
สถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanการเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaครั้งนี้kráng-níiดีลยากdiin-yâakเพราะprɔ́ทั้งtángสองsɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายfàaiมีmiiเงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎiที่tîiชนchonกันganและlɛ́ไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiยอมถอยyɔɔm-tɔ̌ɔi
This negotiation is hard to reach an agreement on because both sides have conflicting conditions and neither is willing to back down.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
diin
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
ดีลdiinดีลdiin1deal (agreement; transaction)2[to] make a deal; negotiate; finalizedeal (agreement; transaction)Part 1
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ยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)difficult; hardPart 2
ดีลยากdiin-yâakดีลยากdiin-yâakhard to deal with; hard to negotiatehard to deal with; hard to negotiateWord