ตกยาก
dtòk-yâakMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] fall on hard times; become impoverished
To fall into poverty or hardship, especially after previously being in better circumstances.
Examples
เมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnเมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnformerly; previously; in the pastเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเงินngənเงินngən1money2silver (metal)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ตกยากdtòk-yâakตกยากdtòk-yâak[to] fall on hard times; become impoverishedแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
He used to have a lot of money, but now he's fallen on hard times.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakร้านráanปิดตัวbpìt-dtuuaลงlongครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ตกยากdtòk-yâakจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngขายkǎaiบ้านbâan
After the shop closed, her family fell into such hardship that they had to sell their house.
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเคยkəəiช่วยchûuaiเขาkǎoไว้wáiพอpɔɔเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanตกยากdtòk-yâakเขาkǎoจึงjʉngยื่นมือyʉ̂ʉn-mʉʉช่วยchûuaiบ้างbâang
His friend had helped him before, so when that friend fell on hard times, he returned the favor.
คนkonที่tîiเคยkəəiมีmiiฐานะtǎa-náดีdiiอาจàatตกยากdtòk-yâakได้dâaiหากhàakสูญเสียsǔun-sǐiaรายได้raai-dâaiหลักlàkและlɛ́ไม่มีmâi-miiเงินสำรองngən-sǎm-rɔɔngไว้wáiรับมือráp-mʉʉกับgàpเหตุฉุกเฉินhèet-chùk-chə̌ən
Someone who was once well-off can fall into poverty if they lose their main source of income and have no savings for emergencies.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtòk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
ตกยากdtòk-yâakตกยากdtòk-yâak[to] fall on hard times; become impoverished[to] fall on hard times; become impoverishedWord