ยากเลย
yâak-ləəiMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
so hard; really difficult
An emphatic phrase commenting that something is very difficult (often colloquial).
Examples
โจทย์jòotโจทย์jòot1problem; exercise; question (esp. math/school)2prompt; brief; guiding questionข้อkɔ̂ɔข้อkɔ̂ɔ1item; point; clause2classifier: items/points/clauses/questions3joint (anatomy)4condition; term5node; joint; segment (botany/zoology)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยากเลยyâak-ləəiยากเลยyâak-ləəiso hard; really difficult
This problem is really hard.
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Having me climb the mountain today is really tough; it’s raining heavily.
Finishing it within an hour is really hard, you know.
งานngaanนี้níiมีmiiรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatเยอะyə́แถมtɛ̌ɛmเวลาwee-laaน้อยnɔ́ɔiอีกìikยากเลยyâak-ləəiสำหรับsǎm-ràpทีมเราtiim-rao
This job has lots of details and little time; it’s really hard for our team.
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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เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedat all; whatsoever (often in negatives)Part 2
ยากเลยyâak-ləəiยากเลยyâak-ləəiso hard; really difficultso hard; really difficultWord