ติดยาก(dtìt yâak)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
hard to start; hard to light
difficult to ignite, start (an engine), or catch fire.
Examples
รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesคันkanคันkan1itchy2itch3lever; handle4classifier for vehicles5shaft; rod; poleนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1former; previous2old-fashioned; outdated3old; not newแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ตอนเช้าๆdton cháo cháoตอนเช้าๆdton cháo cháoin the morning; morningsจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ติดยากdtìt yâakติดยากdtìt yâak1hard to start; hard to light2hard to stick3hard to catch (a disease); hard to transmitหน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
This car is old, so it's a bit difficult to start in the mornings.
2AdjectiveB1
hard to stick
difficult to make something adhere or stick to a surface.
Examples
เทปtêpเทปtêp1tape (cassette; recording tape)2tape (adhesive strip)อันนี้an néeอันนี้an néethis; this one (near the speaker)ติดยากdtìt yâakติดยากdtìt yâak1hard to start; hard to light2hard to stick3hard to catch (a disease); hard to transmitจังเลยjang loeiจังเลยjang loeiso; very; really (intensifier)
This tape is so difficult to make stick.
3AdjectiveB1
hard to catch (a disease); hard to transmit
used for diseases: not easy to pass from one person to another; low chance of infection.
Examples
หมอmŏrหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2traditional healer; shaman3expert; specialist (informal)4veterinarian5not a classifier (use คน/ท่าน)บอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatโรคrôhkโรคrôhkdisease; illnessนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ติดยากdtìt yâakติดยากdtìt yâak1hard to start; hard to light2hard to stick3hard to catch (a disease); hard to transmitไม่ต้องmâi dtôngไม่ต้องmâi dtông1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3[!] don't; no needกลัวgluuaกลัวgluua1[to] be afraid; fear2afraid; fearful
The doctor said this disease is not easily transmitted, don't be afraid.
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ติดยากdtìt yâakติดยากdtìt yâakhard to start; hard to light