ยาก
yâak
Very common
RareEveryday
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In a nutshell
'Hard,' 'difficult' — like, say, mastering Thai tones.
- Stative VerbAdjectiveBuilt up from ยาก27ยากจนyâak jon[to be] poor,impoverished,brokeOften heardWorth learningไม่ยากmâi yâakeasily,conveniently,smoothlyOften heardWorth learningยากลำบากyâak lam-bàakto be troubled by,suffer,become wearyOften heardWorth learningความยากkwaam yâakdifficultyOften heardWorth learningยากเย็นyâak yento be very difficult,be very hardOften heardWorth learningยากไร้yâak rái[to be] poor,impoverishedOften heardWorth learningว่ายากwâa yâak[to be] stubborn,obstinate,disobedientOccasionalNot a priority to learnยากแค้นyâak káen[to be] impoverished,be poor,be indigentOccasionalNot a priority to learnUsed in real sentencesSentence translations focus on natural phrasing in context, so they may differ slightly from literal dictionary definitions.ตัวเลขไทยอาจจะยากนิดหน่อยdtuua lêk tai àat jà yâak nít nòiThai numbers can be tricky.มันยากที่จะเชื่อใจองค์กรที่ไม่มีตัวตนman yâak têe jà chêuua jai ong gon têe mâi mee dtuua dtonIt is hard to trust a faceless organization.คำถามเหล่านี้ยากมากkam tăam lào née yâak mâakThese questions are very difficult.การเดินป่าเริ่มยากขึ้นเมื่อเราขึ้นเขาgaan dern bpàa rêrm yâak kêun mêuua rao kêun kăoThe hike became harder as we went up the mountain.จิ๊กซอว์ชิ้นนี้ยากกว่าชิ้นที่แล้วjík-sor chín née yâak gwàa chín têe láewThis puzzle is harder than the last one.