ทุกข์ยาก

túk yâak

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] suffer hardship; live in poverty

To experience severe hardship or poverty; to live under very difficult conditions.

Examples

หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofตกงานdtòk ngaanตกงานdtòk ngaan1[to] be unemployed2[to] lose one’s jobครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightทุกข์ยากtúk yâakทุกข์ยากtúk yâak1[to] suffer hardship; live in poverty2hardship; misery; povertyอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal year
After my father lost his job, our family had to live in hardship for many years.
2NounB2

hardship; misery; poverty

A state of hardship, misery, or poverty; extreme difficulty in living conditions.

Examples

หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเผชิญกับphà-chern gàpเผชิญกับphà-chern gàp[to] face; be confronted with; encounterความทุกข์ยากkwaam túk yâakความทุกข์ยากkwaam túk yâak1suffering; misery2hardship; privation; adversityในช่วงnai chûuangในช่วงnai chûuangduring; in the period ofเศรษฐกิจตกต่ำsèt-tà-gìt dtòk dtàmเศรษฐกิจตกต่ำsèt-tà-gìt dtòk dtàmeconomic recession; depression
Many families face extreme difficulty during the economic downturn.

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