หลับยาก
làp-yâakMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
hard to fall asleep
having difficulty falling asleep; taking a long time to sleep
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholกาแฟgaa-fɛɛกาแฟgaa-fɛɛcoffee (drink; beans; plant)ตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yenตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yen1evening; early evening2in the eveningคืนkʉʉnคืนkʉʉn1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4back; in return5[to] return; come back (literary)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)หลับยากlàp-yâakหลับยากlàp-yâakhard to fall asleepมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
If I drink coffee in the evening, I will have a very hard time falling asleep that night.
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ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเริ่มrə̂əmออกกำลังกายɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaaiเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jamอาการaa-gaanหลับยากlàp-yâakของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnก็gɔ̂ดีขึ้นdii-kʉ̂nเยอะyə́เลยləəi
Since I started exercising regularly, my problem with having trouble falling asleep has improved a lot.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunเป็นbpenคนkonหลับยากlàp-yâakคุณkunก็gɔ̂ไม่ควรmâi-kuuanเล่นlênโทรศัพท์มือถือtoo-rá-sàp-mʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉก่อนนอนgɔ̀ɔn-nɔɔn
If you are someone who has difficulty falling asleep, you shouldn't play on your mobile phone before bed.
ความเครียดสะสมkwaam-krîiat-sà-sǒmจากjàakการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanเป็นหนึ่งbpen-nʉ̀ngในnaiปัจจัยหลักbpàt-jai-làkที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiคนkonวัยทำงานwai-tam-ngaanมีmiiภาวะpaa-wáหลับยากlàp-yâak
Accumulated stress from work is one of the main factors that causes working-age adults to suffer from difficulty falling asleep.
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 classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ล puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
làp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
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ยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)difficult; hardPart 2
หลับยากlàp-yâakหลับยากlàp-yâakhard to fall asleephard to fall asleepWord