มโน

má-noh

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] imagine; fantasize; daydream (often unreal)

(slang) To imagine things without evidence; to make up a story in your head; to daydream about unlikely or romantic situations.

Examples

หยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2holiday; day off; breakมโนmá-nohมโนmá-noh1[to] imagine; fantasize; daydream (often unreal)2imagination; fantasy (unfounded)3mind; thought (in compounds)ได้แล้วdâai láewได้แล้วdâai láewgot it; done; now possibleเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)ยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1smile2[to] smileให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)มารยาทmaa-rá-yâatมารยาทmaa-rá-yâat1manners; etiquette2courtesy; politeness
Stop imagining things. He was just smiling out of politeness.
2NounB2

imagination; fantasy (unfounded)

(slang) Imagination or fantasies, especially ideas made up without proof; not based on facts.

Examples

เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเล่าให้ฟังlâo hâi fangเล่าให้ฟังlâo hâi fang[to] tell [sb]; [to] recount (to [sb]); [to] share what happened (with [sb])เหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเรื่องมโนrêuuang má-nohเรื่องมโนrêuuang má-nohan imaginary story; a fantasyของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsมากกว่าmâak gwàaมากกว่าmâak gwàa1more; to a greater degree2more than; over (with numbers/amounts)3[to] exceed; be greater thanเรื่องจริงrêuuang jingเรื่องจริงrêuuang jing1true story; real event2the real facts; what really happened
The story he told sounds more like his own fantasy than the truth.
3NounC1

mind; thought (in compounds)

(formal) A combining form from Pali/Sanskrit 'manas' meaning 'mind' or 'thought', used in compounds such as มโนธรรมมโนธรรมmá-noh-tamconscience; moral sense (conscience) and มโนภาพมโนภาพmá-noh-pâapmental image; imagery (mental image); rarely used alone in modern Thai.

Examples

ผู้พิพากษาpôo pí-pâak-săaผู้พิพากษาpôo pí-pâak-săajudge (court)ต้องมีdtông meeต้องมีdtông mee[to] must have; [to] need to haveมโนธรรมmá-noh-tamมโนธรรมmá-noh-tamconscience; moral senseในการnai gaanในการnai gaanin; during; for [doing sth]; regardingตัดสินdtàt-sĭnตัดสินdtàt-sĭn1[to] decide; make a decision2[to] judge; adjudicateคดีká-deeคดีká-dee1legal case2criminal case; police case
A judge must have a conscience when judging a case.