ยากไร้
yâak-ráiMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
destitute; impoverished
Extremely poor; lacking basic necessities such as food, shelter, or money.
Examples
ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยากไร้yâak-ráiยากไร้yâak-ráidestitute; impoverishedไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offอาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)มื้อmʉ́ʉมื้อmʉ́ʉ1meal2classifier: meals
This family is impoverished and does not have enough money to buy food for every meal.
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เขาkǎoเติบโตdtə̀əp-dtooมาmaaในnaiชุมชนchum-chonยากไร้yâak-ráiแต่dtɛ̀ɛตั้งใจเรียนdtâng-jai-riianจนได้jon-dâaiทุนtun
He grew up in an impoverished community but studied hard and received a scholarship.
องค์กรong-gɔɔnอาสาช่วยaa-sǎa-chûuaiซ่อมsɔ̂mบ้านbâanให้hâiผู้สูงอายุpûu-sǔung-aa-yúที่tîiยากไร้yâak-ráiในnaiพื้นที่ห่างไกลpʉ́ʉn-tîi-hàang-glai
A volunteer organization helps repair homes for impoverished elderly people in remote areas.
มาตรการmâat-dtrà-gaanใหม่màiมุ่งmûngลดlótความเหลื่อมล้ำkwaam-lʉ̀ʉam-lámโดยdooiคัดกรองkát-grɔɔngครัวเรือนkruua-rʉʉanยากไร้yâak-ráiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเข้าถึงkâo-tʉ̌ngสวัสดิการsà-wàt-dì-gaanพื้นฐานpʉ́ʉn-tǎan
The new measures aim to reduce inequality by screening impoverished households to ensure access to basic welfare.
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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ยากไร้yâak-ráiยากไร้yâak-ráidestitute; impoverisheddestitute; impoverishedWord