มีหน้า(mee nâa)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] have honor; [to] have prestige
to have honor or prestige; to maintain one's social standing or reputation (to 'have face').
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3[to] impose; levy; enforce; arrange (officially)4intense; extreme (colloquial)งานแต่งงานngaan dtàeng ngaanงานแต่งงานngaan dtàeng ngaanwedding; marriage ceremonyให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitลูกสาวlôok săaoลูกสาวlôok săaodaughterอย่างยิ่งใหญ่yàang yîng yàiอย่างยิ่งใหญ่yàang yîng yàigrandly; magnificently; on a grand scaleจะได้jà dâaiจะได้jà dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)มีหน้ามีตาmee nâa mee dtaaมีหน้ามีตาmee nâa mee dtaa[to] be reputable; be well-regardedในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สังคมsăng-komสังคมsăng-kom1society; community2social; societal3social circle; social world4social studies (subject)
He organized a grand wedding for his daughter so he would have honor and prestige in society.
2VerbB2
[to] have the nerve; [to] be shameless
to do something bold or rude without shame; to have the cheek to do it (often used disapprovingly).
Examples
ยืมyeumยืมyeum1[to] borrow [sth]2[to] borrow [sb’s] style/idea; [to] imitateเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ครั้งที่แล้วkráng têe láeoครั้งที่แล้วkráng têe láeothe last time; the previous timeยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)คืนkeunคืนkeun1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4per (night) [prefix use]ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)มีหน้าmee nâaมีหน้าmee nâa1[to] have honor; [to] have prestige2[to] have the nerve; [to] be shamelessมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerขอเพิ่มkŏr pêrmขอเพิ่มkŏr pêrm[to] ask for moreอีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)
You haven't paid back the last loan, and you still have the cheek to ask for more.
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Word Breakdown
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มีหน้าmee nâaมีหน้าmee nâa[to] have honor; [to] have prestige