อยาก

yàak

Meanings

1VerbA1

[to] want; desire

to feel that you would like to have or do something; commonly followed by verbs (อยากอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long for + V)

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forนอนnɔɔnนอนnɔɔn1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soon
I want to sleep early.
3 more examples
เขาkǎoอยากyàakไปbpaiทะเลtá-lee
He wants to go to the beach.
พวกเราpûuak raoอยากyàakลองlongทำอาหารtam aa-hăanใหม่ๆmài mài
We want to try cooking new dishes.
เธอtəəบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaอยากyàakเรียนriianภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiเพิ่มpə̂əm
She said she wants to study more Thai.
2VerbA2

to crave; to long for

to have a strong wish or craving for something (often food, experiences, or outcomes)

Examples

ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketข้าวเหนียวมะม่วงkâao-nǐiao-má-mûuangข้าวเหนียวมะม่วงkâao-nǐiao-má-mûuangmango sticky rice (Thai dessert)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Right now I really crave mango sticky rice.
3 more examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanอากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónจนjonฉันchănอยากyàakกินginไอศกรีมai-sà-greemสุดๆsùt sùt
Yesterday it was so hot that I really craved ice cream.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeฉันchănคงkongอยากyàakดื่มdèumกาแฟgaa-faeเข้มๆkêm kêmเพราะpráwต้องdtôngตื่นdtèuunเช้าcháao
Tomorrow I’ll probably crave a strong coffee because I have to wake up early.
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiฉันchǎnโหยหาhǒoi-hǎaชัยชนะchai-chá-náของkɔ̌ɔngทีมtiimบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətมากกว่าmâak-gwàaสิ่งsìngไหนnǎiเพราะprɔ́มันmanให้ความหวังhâi-kwaam-wǎngและlɛ́กำลังใจgam-lang-jai
These days I long for my hometown team's victory more than anything because it gives hope and morale.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid classLeading อA silent อ before ย puts this syllable in mid class.
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

yàak

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

1[to] want; desire