ขายหน้า
kăai nâa
Meanings
1NounB1
[to] be embarrassed; lose face
to feel ashamed or humiliated in front of others; to suffer a loss of face
Examples
ลื่นล้มlêun lómลื่นล้มlêun lóm1[to] slip and fall2a slip-and-fall accidentต่อหน้าdtò nâaต่อหน้าdtò nâa1in front of; to someone's face2before; in the presence ofเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuan1friends (plural)2friends! (as address)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ขายหน้าkăai nâaขายหน้าkăai nâa1[to] be embarrassed; lose face2embarrassing; shamefulมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
I slipped and fell in front of my friends and felt very embarrassed.
2NounB1
embarrassing; shameful
causing someone to feel ashamed or lose face; causing embarrassment
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offตะโกนdtà-gohnตะโกนdtà-gohn[to] shout; yell; call outดุdùดุdù1strict; stern; scolding2fierce; aggressive; ferocious3ominous; inauspiciousเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallสิsìสิsì1[!] emphatic particle (statement)2[!] urging/encouraging particle (imperative)3[!] reassuring/affirming particleเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขายหน้าkăai nâaขายหน้าkăai nâa1[to] be embarrassed; lose face2embarrassing; shameful
Don't scold him loudly in the shop; you'll embarrass him.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เสียหน้าsĭia nâaเสียหน้าsĭia nâa[to] lose face; be humiliated
[to] lose face; be humiliated
อับอายàp aaiอับอายàp aai1[to] feel ashamed; be humiliated2ashamed; embarrassed
- [to] feel ashamed; be humiliated
- ashamed; embarrassed
ออกไก่òk gàiออกไก่òk gài1[to] slip up and reveal; show one’s ignorance2[to] embarrass oneself (colloquial)
- [to] slip up and reveal; show one’s ignorance
- [to] embarrass oneself (colloquial)
อัปยศàp-bpà-yótอัปยศàp-bpà-yót1disgrace; shame; dishonor2disgraceful; shameful; dishonorable
- disgrace; shame; dishonor
- disgraceful; shameful; dishonorable
หน้าแหกnâa hàekหน้าแหกnâa hàek[to] be embarrassed; [to] lose face
[to] be embarrassed; [to] lose face
Word Breakdown
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ขายหน้าkăai nâaขายหน้าkăai nâa[to] be embarrassed; lose face