เมนูยาก
mee-nuu-yâakMeaning
1NounA2
difficult dish/recipe
A dish or recipe that is hard to cook or prepare.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ทำเมนูยากtam-mee-nuu-yâakทำเมนูยากtam-mee-nuu-yâak[to] make a difficult dish/dishesจานjaanจานjaan1plate; dish (tableware)2classifier for plates/servings3dish antenna; satellite dishนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)
I don't know how to cook this difficult dish.
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Yesterday I tried cooking a difficult dish, but I made many mistakes.
Tomorrow Mom will teach me a difficult dish that takes a long time.
เขาkǎoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakทำเมนูยากtam-mee-nuu-yâakสำหรับsǎm-ràpงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีmiiขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnละเอียดlá-ìiatและlɛ́วัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpหายากhǎa-yâak
He chose to make a difficult dish for the party, even though it has meticulous steps and rare ingredients.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
mee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
เมนูยากmee-nuu-yâakเมนูยากmee-nuu-yâakdifficult dish/recipedifficult dish/recipeWord