maak vs. jang

[Guest]

What is the rule here?

 

Jang = Extremely

 

maak = a lot/much etc.

 

yak jang = extremely difficult (lit. difficult extremely)

 

Can you use "yak maak"? Are they interchangable?

 

HT

[Pharcyde]

Hi,

I say you can use them interchangeably. The examples you show sound correct. I might add that "jang" can mean really or real, too.

 

So its just the difference between really/extremely and much/a lot.

 

PC

[Guest]

Jang ¨Ñ§" makes the expression much more a personal opinion.

 

Yaak Jang, Ron Yang expressed one's personal opinion, whereas "maak" makes it much more general

 

Example

 

Yaak Maak translates on into " it's very difficult"

Yaak Jang translates into "I find it very difficult", or "It's difficult for me".

 

Interchangeable? no not really

[jasmine]

[color:"red"] Jang = Extremely

 

maak = a lot/much etc.

 

yak jang = extremely difficult (lit. difficult extremely)

 

Can you use "yak maak"? Are they interchangable?

 

HT

 

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All the answers you received are correct. The only thing I would like to add is that the "jang" is normally used with people ones are familiar with because the context can be taken as a complaint. You don't tell your boss that the task is "Yak Jang" but "Yak Mak".

 

"Jang" for me is a a way to stress, being emphatic on the word leading it. One can tell a child or the loved one "wow, keng jang" - very smart. Or another example, my mother complains about the hot weather "Ron Jang". Or your beloved can tell you "Rak Khun Jang" - Love you very much.

 

Hope that helps.

 

Jasmine

[Guest]

Thanks guys (and girl's )

 

A great help.

 

HT