ตายยาก
dtaai-yâakMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
hard to kill/remove; resilient; persistent
describes [sb]/[sth] that is hard to kill, eliminate, or defeat; very resilient or persistent.
Examples
แมลงสาบmà-laeng sàapแมลงสาบmà-laeng sàapcockroachเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สัตว์sàtสัตว์sàt1animal (non-human creature)2beast; brute (pejorative)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตายยากdtaai yâakตายยากdtaai yâakhard to kill/remove; resilient; persistentมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2really?!; seriously?!
Cockroaches are truly very hard-to-kill creatures.
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เขาkǎoผ่านpàanอุบัติเหตุร้ายแรงù-bàt-dtì-hèet-ráai-rɛɛngมาmaaได้dâaiผู้คนpûu-konต่างdtàangพูดpûutว่าwâaเขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนkonตายยากdtaai-yâak
He survived a serious accident; people say he is very resilient.
ความเชื่อkwaam chêuuaผิดๆpìt pìtบางอย่างbaang yàangก็gâwตายยากdtaai yâakแม้máeจะjàมีmeeหลักฐานlàk tăanทางวิทยาศาสตร์taang wít-tá-yaa-sàatมาmaaหักล้างhàk láangแล้วก็ตามláew gô dtaam
Some misconceptions are hard to eliminate, even when there is scientific evidence to refute them.
ถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàมีmiiการปฏิรูปgaan-bpà-dtì-rûupหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángแต่dtɛ̀ɛระบบอุปถัมภ์rá-bòp-ù-bpà-tǎmก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongเป็นbpenปัญหาbpan-hǎaที่tîiตายยากdtaai-yâakและlɛ́ฝังรากลึกfǎng-râak-lʉ́kในnaiสังคมไทยsǎng-kom-tai
Despite several reforms, the patronage system remains a resilient and deeply rooted problem in Thai society.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dtaai
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
ตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)[to] die; pass awayPart 1
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ยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)difficult; hardPart 2
ตายยากdtaai-yâakตายยากdtaai-yâakhard to kill/remove; resilient; persistenthard to kill/remove; resilient; persistentWord