ทุลักทุเล
tú-lák-tú-le
Meanings
1NounB2
with great difficulty; clumsily
In a very difficult, clumsy, or awkward manner; with much struggle and inconvenience.
Examples
ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)แบกbàekแบกbàek1[to] bear; shoulder [sth] (burden/responsibility)2[to] carry on the back/shouldersกระเป๋าgrà-bpăoกระเป๋าgrà-bpăo1bag; handbag; purse2types of bags (by context)3pocket4wallet5CLF: bags, purses, walletsใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3license; permit; certificate4classifier (flat/thin items)5blade6petal; sepalใหญ่ขึ้นyài kûenใหญ่ขึ้นyài kûen1bigger; larger; greater (comparative)2[to] get bigger; enlarge; increase in sizeบันไดban-daiบันไดban-dai1stairs; staircase2stairway (figurative path upward)3ladderทุลักทุเลtú-lák-tú-leทุลักทุเลtú-lák-tú-le1with great difficulty; clumsily2arduous; awkward (situation)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
I struggled awkwardly to carry a big bag up the stairs.
2NounB2
arduous; awkward (situation)
Describing a situation or process that is arduous, messy, and hard to manage smoothly.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ขนkŏnขนkŏn1hair; fur (body hair of people/animals)2goosebumps; hair standing on end3[to] transport; haul; carry (goods)4classifier: strands of hair/furของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsย้ายyáaiย้ายyáai1[to] move; relocate2[to] transfer (jobs; schools; departments)3[to] move houseห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)ทุลักทุเลtú-lák-tú-leทุลักทุเลtú-lák-tú-le1with great difficulty; clumsily2arduous; awkward (situation)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingลิฟต์lípลิฟต์lípelevator; lift (BrE)เสียsĭiaเสียsĭia1broken; out of order2[to] pay3late; deceased4polite intensifier (after verbs/adjectives)5sadly; unfortunately (final particle)6[to] lose; forfeit; waste7spoiled; ruined; gone badและláeและláeand (coordinating)ฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerตกหนักdtòk nàkตกหนักdtòk nàk1[to] fall heavily; rain heavily2[to] fall heavily on [sb/sth]; be chiefly borne by [sb]
We moved our stuff to a new room in a very arduous, messy way because the elevator was broken and it was raining heavily.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
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)
ยากลำบากyâak lam-bàakยากลำบากyâak lam-bàak1difficult; arduous; tough2be in hardship; suffer hardship
- difficult; arduous; tough
- be in hardship; suffer hardship
ตะกุกตะกักdtà-gùk dtà-gàkตะกุกตะกักdtà-gùk dtà-gàk1halting; awkward; hesitant (esp. speech/motion)2[to] stammer; falter; move/proceed jerkily
- halting; awkward; hesitant (esp. speech/motion)
- [to] stammer; falter; move/proceed jerkily
อย่างไม่เป็นท่าyàang mâi bpen tâaอย่างไม่เป็นท่าyàang mâi bpen tâaawkwardly; clumsily; improperly; ridiculously
awkwardly; clumsily; improperly; ridiculously