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.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
แสนเข็ญsăen kĕnแสนเข็ญsăen kĕnfull of hardship; wretched
full of hardship; wretched
ลำบากlam-bàakลำบากlam-bàak1difficult; troublesome2[to] be in hardship; have a hard time3poor; needy (of living conditions)
- difficult; troublesome
- [to] be in hardship; have a hard time
- poor; needy (of living conditions)
ความยากลำบากkwaam yâak lam-bàakความยากลำบากkwaam yâak lam-bàakhardship; difficulty; adversity
hardship; difficulty; adversity
ความลำบากkwaam lam-bàakความลำบากkwaam lam-bàak1difficulty; hardship2poverty-related hardship; privation3inconvenience; imposition
- difficulty; hardship
- poverty-related hardship; privation
- inconvenience; imposition
Word Breakdown
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ทุกข์ยากtúk yâakทุกข์ยากtúk yâak[to] suffer hardship; live in poverty