ยากจน
yâak-jonMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
poor; impoverished
Lacking sufficient money or resources to meet basic needs.
Examples
ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยากจนyâak-jonยากจนyâak-jonpoor; impoverishedไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)พอใช้pɔɔ-cháiพอใช้pɔɔ-chái1adequate; fairly good; passable2sufficiently; fairly
This family is poor and does not have enough money.
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สมัยเด็กsà-mǎi-dèkเขาkǎoยากจนyâak-jonต้องdtɔ̂ngทำtamงานพิเศษngaan-pí-sèetหลังlǎngเลิกเรียนlə̂ək-riian
When he was a child, he was poor and had to work part-time after school.
เธอtəəเคยkəəiผ่านpàanช่วงเวลาchûuang-wee-laaที่tîiยากจนyâak-jonจึงjʉngประหยัดbprà-yàtและlɛ́วางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnการใช้จ่ายgaan-chái-jàai
She once went through a period of poverty, so she is frugal and plans her spending.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanให้hâiสวัสดิการsà-wàt-dì-gaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยchûuaiผู้ที่pûu-tîiยากจนyâak-jonเข้าถึงkâo-tʉ̌ngบริการbɔɔ-rí-gaanพื้นฐานpʉ́ʉn-tǎan
The government provides welfare to help the poor access basic services.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
yâak
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
ยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)difficult; hardPart 1
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ยากจนyâak-jonยากจนyâak-jonpoor; impoverishedpoor; impoverishedWord