หน้าฉาก(nâa chàak)

Meanings

1NounB2

public appearance; facade

the way a situation appears to the public, often hiding the true reality.

Examples

หน้าฉากnâa chàakหน้าฉากnâa chàak1public appearance; facade2front of the stage; onstage areaพวกเขาpûuak kăoพวกเขาpûuak kăothey; them (people)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeรักrákรักrák1[to] love; be fond of2love (affection)3beloved; dearกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bileแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เบื้องหลังbêuuang lăngเบื้องหลังbêuuang lăng1behind the scenes; background2behind; in the background3backstage; behind the scenes areaทะเลาะกันtá-ló ganทะเลาะกันtá-ló gan[to] argue; quarrel (with each other)ตลอดdtà-lòtตลอดdtà-lòt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)3always; all the time
In public, they look like they love each other, but behind the scenes, they argue all the time.
2NounB2

front of the stage; onstage area

the part of a theater in front of the backdrop or curtain, visible to the audience.

Examples

นักแสดงnák sà-daengนักแสดงnák sà-daengactor; performer (gender-neutral)ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyออกมาòk maaออกมาòk maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outโค้งคำนับkóhng kam-nápโค้งคำนับkóhng kam-náp[to] bow respectfullyที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotหน้าฉากnâa chàakหน้าฉากnâa chàak1public appearance; facade2front of the stage; onstage areaหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)การแสดงgaan sà-daengการแสดงgaan sà-daeng1performance; show2expression; display; demonstration (explaining/showing)จบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3[to] graduate4finished; over; done5[to] drop it; end (discussion/argument)
All the actors came out to the front of the stage to bow after the show ended.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7facePart 1
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ฉากchàakฉากchàak1scene (drama/film/story)2backdrop; set; scenery3screen; partition; room divider4square; right angle (90°)5scene; setting (of an event)6setting (of a story)Part 2
หน้าฉากnâa chàakหน้าฉากnâa chàakpublic appearance; facade