ทุกข์ยากลำบาก(túk yâak lam-bàak)

Meanings

1NounB2

hardship; adversity; poverty

A state of great hardship or poverty.

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; encounterความทุกข์ยากลำบากkwaam túk yâak lam-bàakความทุกข์ยากลำบากkwaam túk yâak lam-bàakhardship; suffering; adversityหลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)น้ำท่วมใหญ่náam tûuam yàiน้ำท่วมใหญ่náam tûuam yàimajor flood; great flood
Many families had to face great hardship after the big flood.
2AdjectiveB2

in hardship; poverty-stricken

Experiencing serious hardship or poverty.

Examples

ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightใช้ชีวิตchái chee-wítใช้ชีวิตchái chee-wít[to] live (one's life); lead a lifeอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)ทุกข์ยากลำบากtúk yâak lam-bàakทุกข์ยากลำบากtúk yâak lam-bàak1hardship; adversity; poverty2in hardship; poverty-strickenหลังจากlăng 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 job
His family had to live in hardship after his father lost his job.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ทุกข์ยากtúk yâakทุกข์ยากtúk yâak1[to] suffer hardship; live in poverty2hardship; misery; povertyPart 1
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ลำบากlam-bàakลำบากlam-bàak1difficult; troublesome2[to] be in hardship; have a hard time3poor; needy (of living conditions)Part 2
ทุกข์ยากลำบากtúk yâak lam-bàakทุกข์ยากลำบากtúk yâak lam-bàakhardship; adversity; poverty