พบหน้า
póp-nâaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] meet face-to-face; see [sb] in person
to meet someone in person, directly and physically (not online or by phone)
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyพบหน้าpóp-nâaพบหน้าpóp-nâa[to] meet face-to-face; see [sb] in personเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เจอกันjəə-ganเจอกันjəə-gan1see you; see you later2[to] meet each other; meet upนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)
Tomorrow I'm going to meet my friend (in person) whom I haven't seen in a long time.
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เราraoคุยกันkui ganทางtaangไลน์laaiมาเป็นmaa bpenปีbpeeแล้วláeoแต่ยังdtàe yangไม่mâiมีโอกาสmee oo-gàatได้dâiพบหน้าpóp nâaกันganจริงๆjing jingเลยloie
We've been chatting on LINE for a year, but we haven't had a chance to actually meet in person yet.
หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaเรียกrîiakพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanทุกคนtúk-konเข้าkâoบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพบหน้าpóp-nâaและlɛ́ประชุมbprà-chumด่วนdùuan
The boss called all employees to the company to meet them in person for an urgent meeting.
การเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanควรจะkuuan-jàนัดnátพบหน้าpóp-nâaกันganมากกว่าmâak-gwàaการgaanประชุมออนไลน์bprà-chum-ɔɔn-laaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panที่ดีtîi-dii
Important business negotiations should be conducted by meeting in person rather than online in order to build a good relationship.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnไปbpaiตลาดdtà-làatแล้วlɛ́ɛoบังเอิญbang-əənพบหน้าpóp-nâaเพื่อนเก่าpʉ̂ʉan-gào
Yesterday I went to the market and happened to run into an old friend.
เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangไม่ให้mâi-hâiพบหน้าpóp-nâaแฟนเก่าfɛɛn-gàoที่tîiห้างสรรพสินค้าhâang-sàp-pá-sǐn-káa
He tried to avoid running into his ex-girlfriend at the department store.
ฉันchǎnไม่mâiอยากyàakพบหน้าpóp-nâaเขาkǎoเลยləəiหลังจากที่lǎng-jàak-tîiเราraoทะเลาะกันtá-lɔ́-ganครั้งใหญ่kráng-yài
I really don't want to run into him after we had a big fight.
เป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangน่าnâaกระอักกระอ่วนใจgrà-àk-grà-ùuan-jaiอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîngที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngมาmaaพบหน้าpóp-nâaกับgàpคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngทางธุรกิจtaang-tú-rá-gìtในnaiงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuua
It's extremely awkward to have to run into a business competitor at a private party.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
póp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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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พบหน้าpóp-nâaพบหน้าpóp-nâa[to] meet face-to-face; see [sb] in person[to] meet face-to-face; see [sb] in personWord