ยากไร้(yàak rái)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

destitute; impoverished

Extremely poor; lacking basic necessities such as food, shelter, or money.

Examples

ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยากไร้yàak ráiยากไร้yàak ráidestitute; impoverishedไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offอาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)มื้อméuuมื้อméuu1meal2classifier: meals
This family is impoverished and does not have enough money to buy food for every meal.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ยากyâakยากyâak1unlikely; hardly2poor; impoverished (dated/formal)3difficult; hardPart 1
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ไร้ráiไร้rái1without; devoid of; lacking2be without; lackPart 2
ยากไร้yàak ráiยากไร้yàak ráidestitute; impoverished