ยากลำบาก
yâak lam-bàak
Meanings
1NounA2
difficult; arduous; tough
very difficult and causing hardship; requiring great effort or endurance
Examples
เส้นทางsên taangเส้นทางsên taang1route; path2course; path (figurative)3road/line of travel; trackนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยากลำบากyâak lam-bàakยากลำบากyâak lam-bàak1difficult; arduous; tough2be in hardship; suffer hardshipต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)อย่างระวังyàang rá-wangอย่างระวังyàang rá-wangcarefully; cautiously
This route is arduous; you must walk carefully.
2NounB1
be in hardship; suffer hardship
to be in a state of difficulty or adversity; to suffer hardship (used predicatively)
Examples
ช่วงโควิดchûuang koh-wìtช่วงโควิดchûuang koh-wìtthe COVID-19 periodหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ยากลำบากyâak lam-bàakยากลำบากyâak lam-bàak1difficult; arduous; tough2be in hardship; suffer hardshipต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightประหยัดbprà-yàtประหยัดbprà-yàt1economical; cost‑saving2[to] save; be thriftyมากขึ้นmâak kêunมากขึ้นmâak kêun1more; increasingly2greater; more (than before)
During COVID, many families were in hardship and had to be more frugal.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
แสนเข็ญsăen kĕnแสนเข็ญsăen kĕnfull of hardship; wretched
full of hardship; wretched
เหนื่อยยากnèuay yâakเหนื่อยยากnèuay yâak1hardship; toil2arduous; hardship-ridden
- hardship; toil
- arduous; hardship-ridden
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)
ตกทุกข์ได้ยากdtòk túk dâi yâakตกทุกข์ได้ยากdtòk túk dâi yâak[to] be in hardship; be destitute
[to] be in hardship; be destitute
ยากยิ่งyâak yîngยากยิ่งyâak yîng1extremely difficult; exceedingly hard2with great difficulty; very hard
- extremely difficult; exceedingly hard
- with great difficulty; very hard
Word Breakdown
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ยากลำบากyâak lam-bàakยากลำบากyâak lam-bàakdifficult; arduous; tough