น้ำหน้า
náam-nâaMeaning
1NounB2
worth; capability; standing (derog.)
Someone’s worth, capability, or standing, mentioned contemptuously to belittle them, as in น้ำหน้าอย่างแกจะทำได้หรือ ‘Could someone like you do that?’
Examples
น้ำหน้าnáam-nâaน้ำหน้าnáam-nâaworth; capability; standing (derog.)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyแกgɛɛแกgɛɛ1you (familiar)2he; she (familiar)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)อวดùuatอวดùuat1[to] show off; boast2[to] flauntว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะชนะjà-chá-náจะชนะjà-chá-náwill win; [to] be going to winทีมชาติtiim-châatทีมชาติtiim-châatnational teamอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)หรือrʉ̌ʉหรือrʉ̌ʉ1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)
Someone like you still dares to boast that you’ll beat the national team?
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โครงการใหญ่kroong-gaan-yàiขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níiน้ำหน้าnáam-nâaอย่างyàangพวกเราpûuak-raoจะjàทำtamทันกำหนดtan-gam-nòtได้dâaiเหรอrə̌ə
A project this big—do people like us think we can finish it on time?
น้ำหน้าnáam-nâaอย่างyàangเขาkǎoแค่kɛ̂ɛจัดประชุมjàt-bprà-chumยังyangวุ่นเลยwûn-ləəiจะjàไปbpaiคุมkumทั้งtángแผนกpà-nɛ̀ɛkได้อย่างไรdâai-yàang-rai
Someone like him can’t even organize a meeting; how could he manage an entire department?
คิดkítจะjàไปbpaiเถียงtǐiangผู้เชี่ยวชาญpûu-chîiao-chaanงั้นngánหรือrʉ̌ʉน้ำหน้าnáam-nâaอย่างyàangเธอtəəอ่านàanรายงานraai-ngaanยังyangไม่mâiครบด้วยซ้ำkróp-dûuai-sám
You think you’ll argue with the experts? Someone like you hasn’t even finished reading the report.
Who are you to talk? How dare you speak to me like this.
Who do you think you are to judge others?
น้ำหน้าnáam-nâaจะjàมาmaaชี้นิ้วchíi-níuสั่งsàngคนkonทั้งtángทีมtiimทั้งที่táng-tîiงานngaanของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengยังyangไม่mâiเสร็จsèt
Who are you to point fingers and boss around the team when your own work isn't even done?
น้ำหน้าnáam-nâaมาmaaตีdtiiค่าkâaความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnทั้งที่táng-tîiยังyangไม่mâiเข้าใจkâo-jaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiดีdiiพอpɔɔ
Who are you to evaluate others' abilities when you don't even understand this matter well enough?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
náam
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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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น้ำหน้าnáam-nâaน้ำหน้าnáam-nâaworth; capability; standing (derog.)worth; capability; standing (derog.)Word