ลูกยาก
lûuk-yâakMeaning
1NounB2
a difficult shot (in sports)
a difficult shot, kick, or play in sports that is hard to execute successfully.
Examples
นักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔnนักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔnfootballer; soccer playerคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ยิงyingยิงying1[to] shoot; fire2[to] shoot (in sports)3[to] photograph (slang)ลูกยากlûuk-yâakลูกยากlûuk-yâaka difficult shot (in sports)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals4gateway; means of access (figurative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyอย่างสวยงามyàang-sǔuai-ngaamอย่างสวยงามyàang-sǔuai-ngaambeautifully
That football player scored a goal with a beautiful difficult shot.
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ผู้รักษาประตูpûu-rák-sǎa-bprà-dtuuพุ่งตัวpûng-dtuuaปัดbpàtลูกยากlûuk-yâakออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiได้dâaiทันเวลาtan-wee-laaพอดีpɔɔ-dii
The goalkeeper dived and managed to parry the difficult shot just in time.
เขาkǎoเป็นbpenนักเทนนิสnák-teen-nítที่tîiขึ้นชื่อkʉ̂n-chʉ̂ʉเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการตีgaan-dtiiลูกยากlûuk-yâakจากjàakท้ายtáaiคอร์ทkɔ́ɔt
He is a tennis player famous for making difficult shots from the baseline.
ความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatในnaiการรับมือgaan-ráp-mʉʉกับgàpลูกยากlûuk-yâakคือkʉʉสิ่งsìngที่แยกtîi-yɛ̂ɛkระหว่างrá-wàangผู้เล่นpûu-lênระดับrá-dàpทั่วไปtûua-bpaiกับgàpผู้เล่นpûu-lênระดับโลกrá-dàp-lôok
The ability to handle difficult shots is what separates an average player from a world-class player.
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
lûuk
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
ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectschild; son; daughterPart 1
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ยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)difficult; hardPart 2
ลูกยากlûuk-yâakลูกยากlûuk-yâaka difficult shot (in sports)a difficult shot (in sports)Word