พ้อหน้า

pó nâa

Meanings

1VerbC1

[to] meet face-to-face (dial.)

to meet someone directly, face-to-face; to see someone in person (regional/dialectal Thai, esp. Isan/Lao-influenced and Northern)

Examples

ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)พ้อหน้าpó nâaพ้อหน้าpó nâa1[to] meet face-to-face (dial.)2[to] run into; bump into (dial.)คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàtต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàt1provincial; out-of-town2upcountry; outside the capitalช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2section; segment (part of something)3range; interval (between limits)4period; time (around now/then)5distance between supports6width span; armspan7span; breadth (across)ปิดเทอมbpìt termปิดเทอมbpìt term1school break; vacation2[to be] on break; between terms
I want to go see Grandma in the province face-to-face during the school break.
2VerbC1

[to] run into; bump into (dial.)

to encounter someone unexpectedly; to run into someone (regional/dialectal Thai, esp. Isan/Lao-influenced and Northern)

Examples

เมื่อเช้านี้mêuua cháao néeเมื่อเช้านี้mêuua cháao néethis morning (earlier today)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)บังเอิญbang ernบังเอิญbang ern1by chance; accidentally2coincidental; accidental3[to] happen by chance; meet by chanceไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)พ้อหน้าpó nâaพ้อหน้าpó nâa1[to] meet face-to-face (dial.)2[to] run into; bump into (dial.)เพื่อนเก่าpêuuan gàoเพื่อนเก่าpêuuan gàoold friendสมัยเรียนsà-măi riianสมัยเรียนsà-măi riianschool days; student daysพอดีpo deeพอดีpo dee1just right; exactly suitable2exactly; just (in time/amount)3happen to; by chance4just enough
This morning I went to the market and happened to run into an old school friend.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

พ้อpóพ้อpó[to] meet; encounter; come across (dialect)Part 1
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หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7facePart 2
พ้อหน้าpó nâaพ้อหน้าpó nâa[to] meet face-to-face (dial.)