พูดยาก
pûut-yâakMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
stubborn; hard to persuade; disobedient
describing a person (often a child or subordinate) who is stubborn, disobedient, or difficult to persuade or teach
Examples
น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiน้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)พูดpûutพูดpûut[to] speak; talk; sayยากมากyâak-mâakยากมากyâak-mâakvery difficult; very hardแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเตือนdtʉʉanเตือนdtʉʉan1[to] remind2[to] warnให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)นอนnɔɔnนอนnɔɔn1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardนอนดึกnɔɔn-dʉ̀kนอนดึกnɔɔn-dʉ̀k[to] go to bed late; [to] stay up late
My younger brother is very stubborn. Mom tells him to go to bed early every day, but he still stays up late.
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ลูกคนโตlûuk-kon-dtooพูดยากpûut-yâakกว่าgwàaลูกคนเล็กlûuk-kon-lékฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngอธิบายà-tí-baaiหลายรอบlǎai-rɔ̂ɔpกว่าgwàaเขาkǎoจะjàยอมyɔɔmทำตามtam-dtaam
My older child is harder to reason with than my younger one. I have to explain things several times before they'll do as asked.
ลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔngคนนี้kon-níiพูดยากpûut-yâakแม้mɛ́ɛหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaจะjàอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaทำไมtam-maiต้องdtɔ̂ngเปลี่ยนbplìianวิธีwí-tiiทำงานtam-ngaanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangยืนยันyʉʉn-yanจะjàทำtamแบบbɛ̀ɛpเดิมdəəm
This employee is difficult to persuade. Even though the supervisor explained why the work method needed to change, he still insisted on doing it the old way.
2AdjectiveB1
hard to explain; difficult to say
describing a topic or situation that is difficult to explain, discuss, guarantee, or predict
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silkยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardพูดยากpûut-yâakพูดยากpûut-yâak1stubborn; hard to persuade; disobedient2hard to explain; difficult to sayต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toรอrɔɔรอrɔɔ[to] waitเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillโทรกลับtoo-glàpโทรกลับtoo-glàp[to] call [sb] back; [to] return a call
It's still hard to say whether he'll come. We have to wait for him to call back.
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เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiพูดยากpûut-yâakเพราะprɔ́ฉันchǎnเองeengก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่mâiเข้าใจkâo-jaiทั้งหมดtáng-mòt
This is difficult to explain because I don't fully understand it myself.
จะjàให้hâiบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaใครkraiผิดpìtใครkraiถูกtùukก็gɔ̂พูดยากpûut-yâakเพราะprɔ́ฉันchǎnได้dâaiฟังfangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangจากjàakฝ่ายเดียวfàai-diiao
It's hard to say who's right and who's wrong because I've only heard one side of the story.
เศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtจะjàฟื้นตัวfʉ́ʉn-dtuuaเมื่อไรmʉ̂ʉa-raiยังyangพูดยากpûut-yâakเพราะprɔ́มีmiiหลายlǎaiปัจจัยbpàt-jaiที่อยู่tîi-yùuนอกเหนือnɔ̂ɔk-nʉ̌ʉaการควบคุมgaan-kûuap-kum
It's still difficult to predict when the economy will recover because many factors are beyond our control.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pûut
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)difficult; hardPart 2
พูดยากpûut-yâakพูดยากpûut-yâakstubborn; hard to persuade; disobedientstubborn; hard to persuade; disobedientWord