ยาก(yâak)

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

difficult; hard

difficult to do, achieve, understand, or deal with; hard

Examples

การบ้านgaan bâanการบ้านgaan bâan1homework; school assignment2housework (colloq.)ข้อkôข้อkô1item; point; clause2joint (anatomy)3condition; term4flaw; drawback5classifier: items/points/clauses/questions6node; joint; segment (botany/zoology)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยากมากyâak mâakยากมากyâak mâakvery difficult; very hard
This homework problem is very difficult.
2AdjectiveB1

unlikely; hardly

not likely to happen; used adverbially to mean 'hardly' or 'seldom' in Thai (ยากจะ..., ยากที่...)

Examples

ช่วงนี้chûuang néeช่วงนี้chûuang née1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ยากyâakยากyâak1unlikely; hardly2poor; impoverished (dated/formal)3difficult; hardจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asดาวdaaoดาวdaao1star (celestial body)2star (famous person)3Venus; morning/evening star4star symbol/markตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keun1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night period
Lately it’s raining heavily, so it’s hardly possible to see stars at night.
3AdjectiveB1

poor; impoverished (dated/formal)

having little money; living in poverty (dated/formal usage in modern Thai)

Examples

ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; used to (past experience)2[used to] (past experience/habit)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainกันganกันgan1each 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)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)ยากyâakยากyâak1unlikely; hardly2poor; impoverished (dated/formal)3difficult; hardต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightประหยัดbprà-yàtประหยัดbprà-yàt1economical; cost‑saving2[to] save; be thriftyทุกบาทtúk bàatทุกบาทtúk bàat1every baht (amount of money)2every baht; every single baht
His family once lived in poverty and had to save every baht.

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