หน้า

nâa

Meanings

1NounA1

face

the front part of the head with the eyes, nose, and mouth

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillล้างหน้าláang nâaล้างหน้าláang nâa[to] wash one's faceทุกเช้าtúk cháoทุกเช้าtúk cháoevery morning
He washes his face every morning.
2NounA2

front; frontage

the front side or surface of something; the side facing forward

Examples

กรุณาgà-rú-naaกรุณาgà-rú-naa1please (polite/formal request)2kindness; benevolence3kind; benevolentวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] set; assign; impose5[to] put down; let go (emotion/attachment)6[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)กล่องglòngกล่องglòng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containersไว้หน้าwái nâaไว้หน้าwái nâa[to] let [sb] save face; [to] go easy on [sb]ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals
Please place the box in front of the door.
3NounA2

page

a page of a book, document, or website

Examples

เปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] turn on; switch on2[to] start; launch; open for business3[to] open; unwrap; unlock; turn onไปที่bpai têeไปที่bpai têe[to] go to [somewhere]หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7face10ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)หนังสือnǎng-sĕuหนังสือnǎng-sĕu1book (printed work)2document; letter3study textเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
Turn to page 10 in the book.
4NounA2

next; upcoming

coming next in sequence or time (e.g., next month, next page, the next one)

Examples

เจอกันjer ganเจอกันjer gan1[!] see you; see you later2[to] meet each other; meet upเดือนหน้าdeuuan nâaเดือนหน้าdeuuan nâa1next month2next month (time adverbial)
See you next month.
5NounA2

in front; at the front

located at the front; ahead; before

Examples

ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goalsอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainข้างหน้าkâang nâaข้างหน้าkâang nâa1ahead; in front2the front; the area ahead3in front of [sb]/[sth]4the future; time ahead
The door is ahead.
6NounB1

face—prefix (before nouns)

prefix meaning 'face' or 'front' used before certain nouns (e.g., facial skin, forehead area)

Examples

หมอmŏrหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2traditional healer; shaman3expert; specialist (informal)4veterinarian5not a classifier (use คน/ท่าน)บอกให้bòk hâiบอกให้bòk hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]ทาtaaทาtaa1[to] coat; paint (surface)2[to] apply; spread (a substance)ครีมkreemครีมkreem1cream (dairy)2cream (cosmetic/medicated)3cream-coloredที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotผิวหน้าpĭu nâaผิวหน้าpĭu nâafacial skinแขนkăaenแขนkăaen1arm (body part)2arm; extension (of object)3arm (of organization)4classifier: sleeves; armsและláeและláeand (coordinating)ขาkăaขาkăa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3fan; admirer4polite sentence-final particle (female speech)5classifier: legs (of animals/objects)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingผิวแห้งpĭu hâengผิวแห้งpĭu hâeng1dry skin (type/condition)2dry-skinned
The doctor said to apply cream to the facial skin, arms, and legs because the skin is dry.
7NounB1

season (in names)

used before season names to mean that season (e.g., the rainy season, the cold season)

Examples

หน้าแล้งnâa láengหน้าแล้งnâa láeng1dry season2in the dry seasonปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)คลองklongคลองklong1canal2natural stream; creek (dialectal/archaic)3classifier: canals/ditchesแห้งhâengแห้งhâeng1dry; not wet2[to] dry; [to] become dry3plain (no soup/sauce)4dry (skin/air/condition)5stingy; unemotional; dry humor (colloq.)เกือบgèuapเกือบgèuap1almost; nearly2almost all; nearly allหมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogether
This dry season, the canal has almost dried up.