หน้าตาย
nâa-dtaaiMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
poker‑faced; expressionless
showing no emotion or reaction on the face; deadpan
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaiข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaibad newsด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooสีsǐiสีsǐi1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polish4flush (poker)5[to] mill; husk (rice)6[to] play (a bowed instrument)หน้าตายnâa-dtaaiหน้าตายnâa-dtaai1poker‑faced; expressionless2poker face; expressionless faceจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เดาdaoเดาdao[to] guess; speculateอารมณ์aa-romอารมณ์aa-rom1mood; feeling2emotion; feeling3temper; disposition4artistic mood; tone5sexual mood; libido (colloq.)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)
He listened to the bad news with such a deadpan face that I couldn't guess his emotions.
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ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛทุกคนtúk-konจะjàหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́แต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังyangทำtamหน้าตายnâa-dtaaiเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-raiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂n
Even though everyone was laughing, she kept a deadpan face as if nothing had happened.
นักnákโป๊กเกอร์bpóok-gə̂əที่tîiเก่งgèngมักจะmák-jàรักษาrák-sǎaใบหน้าbai-nâaให้ดูhâi-duuหน้าตายnâa-dtaaiอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌əเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuอ่านàanไพ่pâiในnaiมือmʉʉได้dâai
A good poker player often maintains a deadpan expression so that opponents can't read their hand.
การที่gaan-tîiเขาkǎoทำtamหน้าตายnâa-dtaaiตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtการสอบสวนgaan-sɔ̀ɔp-sǔuanทำให้tam-hâiตำรวจdtam-rùuatเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเขาkǎoกำลังgam-langปิดบังbpìt-bangอะไรบางอย่างà-rai-baang-yàangอยู่yùu
The way he kept a deadpan face throughout the interrogation made the police believe he was hiding something.
2NounB2
poker face; expressionless face
a face showing no emotion or reaction, including when saying something humorous
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)มุกตลกmúk dtà-lòkมุกตลกmúk dtà-lòkjoke; gag; comedic line/bitหน้าตายnâa dtaaiหน้าตายnâa dtaai1poker‑faced; expressionless2poker face; expressionless faceทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)ขำกันkăm ganขำกันkăm gan[to] laugh together; share a laughใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior
He likes to tell jokes with a deadpan delivery, which makes his friends laugh a lot.
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เธอtəəเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangผีpǐiแบบbɛ̀ɛpหน้าตายnâa-dtaaiจนjonคนฟังkon-fangไม่แน่ใจmâi-nɛ̂ɛ-jaiว่าwâaเรื่องจริงrʉ̂ʉang-jingหรือrʉ̌ʉเรื่องตลกrʉ̂ʉang-dtà-lòk
She told the ghost story with such a deadpan expression that the listeners weren't sure if it was real or a joke.
เสน่ห์sà-nèeของkɔ̌ɔngนักแสดงตลกnák-sà-dɛɛng-dtà-lòkคนนี้kon-níiคือkʉʉการพูดgaan-pûutเรื่องไร้สาระrʉ̂ʉang-rái-sǎa-ráด้วยdûuaiท่าทีtâa-tiiจริงจังjing-jangและlɛ́หน้าตายnâa-dtaaiซึ่งsʉ̂ngสร้างsâangความขบขันkwaam-kòp-kǎnได้dâaiอย่างyàangไม่น่าเชื่อmâi-nâa-chʉ̂ʉa
The charm of this comedian is his ability to say nonsensical things with a serious, deadpan manner, which is incredibly funny.
การแสดงตลกgaan-sà-dɛɛng-dtà-lòkเดี่ยวdìiaoไมโครโฟนmai-kroo-foonของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp-kwaam-sǎm-rètอย่างสูงyàang-sǔungเพราะprɔ́สไตล์sà-dtaiการเล่าเรื่องgaan-lâo-rʉ̂ʉangแบบbɛ̀ɛpหน้าตายnâa-dtaaiที่tîiเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen-èek-gà-lák
His stand-up comedy show was a huge success because of his unique, deadpan storytelling style.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before น puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
nâa
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)[to] die; pass awayPart 2
หน้าตายnâa-dtaaiหน้าตายnâa-dtaaipoker‑faced; expressionlesspoker‑faced; expressionlessWord