ว่ายาก
wâa-yâakMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] be disobedient; be hard to teach
To resist instruction, correction, or advice; to be unwilling to obey.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeยากเลยyâak-ləəiยากเลยyâak-ləəiso hard; really difficultหมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]พักpákพักpák1[to] rest; take a break2[to] stay; lodge3[to] pause; put [sth] on hold4interval; stretch; spellก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerพักpákพักpák1[to] rest; take a break2[to] stay; lodge3[to] pause; put [sth] on hold4interval; stretch; spellเถอะtə̀เถอะtə̀1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particle
Don't be difficult. The doctor told you to rest, so please get some rest.
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ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiพ่อpɔ̂ɔว่ายากwâa-yâakพวกเราpûuak-raoขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiเลิกlə̂əkขับรถkàp-rótตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉnแต่dtɛ̀ɛพ่อpɔ̂ɔก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่mâiยอมyɔɔm
Dad won't listen these days. We've asked him to stop driving at night, but he still refuses.
เมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnฉันchǎnว่ายากwâa-yâakใครkraiเตือนdtʉʉanอะไรà-raiก็gɔ̂ไม่mâiฟังfangแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamรับฟังráp-fangคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
I used to refuse to listen to anyone's advice, but now I try to be more receptive.
เขาkǎoว่ายากwâa-yâakจนjonหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaต้องdtɔ̂ngเรียกrîiakมาmaaคุยkuiเป็นการส่วนตัวbpen-gaan-sùuan-dtuuaเพราะprɔ́แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàได้รับdâi-rápคำเตือนkam-dtʉʉanหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmทำตามtam-dtaamขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
He was so unwilling to follow instructions that his supervisor had to call him in for a private talk, as he still refused to follow safety procedures despite repeated warnings.
2AdjectiveB1
stubborn; disobedient
stubborn, disobedient, or hard to teach (often used to describe children).
Examples
ตอนเด็กdton dèkตอนเด็กdton dèkduring childhoodๆ-ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ว่ายากwâa yâakว่ายากwâa yâak1[to] be disobedient; be hard to teach2stubborn; disobedient
I was a disobedient child when I was little.
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น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiฉันchǎnเป็นbpenเด็กdèkว่ายากwâa-yâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛกลับglàpเชื่อฟังchʉ̂ʉa-fangคุณยายkun-yaaiมากmâak
My younger brother is a stubborn child, but he readily does what Grandma tells him.
ครูkruuบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaลูกlûukฉันchǎnเป็นbpenเด็กdèkว่ายากwâa-yâakเพราะprɔ́เวลาwee-laaเตือนdtʉʉanอะไรà-raiก็gɔ̂มักจะmák-jàเถียงtǐiang
The teacher said my child is difficult to discipline because they tend to argue whenever they are corrected.
แม้máeใครkraiๆ-จะjàมองว่าmong wâaเขาkăoเป็นbpenเด็กdèkว่ายากwâa yâakแต่dtàeครูkruuก็gâwพบว่าpóp wâaเขาkăoร่วมมือrûuam meuuได้ดีdâai deeเมื่อmêuuaมีmeeคนkonอธิบายà-tí-baaiเหตุผลhèt pŏnให้hâiเข้าใจkâo jai
Although everyone sees him as a difficult child, his teacher has found that he cooperates well when someone explains the reasons to him.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
wâa
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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
ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticize[to] say; tellPart 1
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ยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)difficult; hardPart 2
ว่ายากwâa-yâakว่ายากwâa-yâak[to] be disobedient; be hard to teach[to] be disobedient; be hard to teachWord