ยากๆ
yâak yâakMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
difficult; hard
A reduplicated form of ยากยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal), commonly modifying nouns to describe difficult items, as in คำศัพท์ยากๆ ‘difficult vocabulary’.
Examples
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Today the teacher taught difficult grammar points; I didn't really understand them at all.
The exam has both easy questions and difficult ones mixed together.
He likes to solve difficult game puzzles because they are challenging.
Today's homework is kind of hard.
Speaking Thai like a native is quite difficult, you know.
ผมpŏmว่าการwâa gaanตื่นนอนdtèun nonตอนเช้าdton cháaoในnaiวันจันทร์wan janมันmanยากๆyâak yâakหน่อยnòi
I think waking up on a Monday morning is a bit difficult.
การgaanจะjàหาhăaเพื่อนแท้pêuuan táeที่têeเข้าใจkâo jaiเราraoจริงๆjing jingในnaiสมัยนี้sà-măi néeเป็นbpenเรื่องrêuuangที่têeยากๆyâak yâakเหมือนกันmĕuuan gan
Finding a true friend who really understands you these days is also a rather difficult matter.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ยากๆ said ยาก-ยาก?
yâak yâak
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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 | — | — |