Thai word
ยาก
yâak
困难
How to pronounce ยาก
Falling tone
Starts high, falls quickly to low
ยาก is written yâak and carries the falling tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.
Same syllable, five tones
Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.
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yaak
Mid tone
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yàak
Low tone
- ยาก
yâak
Falling tone
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yǎak
Rising tone
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yáak
High tone
What does ยาก mean?
Translation
困难
ยาก (yâak) means "困难" in Thai.
Example sentences
อยากกินอะไรครับ
yàak gin arai khráp
您想吃什么？（正式）
หนูอยากหาห้องใกล้ BTS ค่ะ ราคาไม่แพงมาก
Nǔu yàak hǎa hông glâi BTS kâ raa-kaa mâi pɛɛng mâak
我想找一间BTS附近的房间，价格不要太贵。
ง่ายหรือยาก
ngâai rǔue yâak
容易还是难？
Test yourself
One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.
What does this word mean?
ห้า
hâa
Related words
More words with the falling tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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