หายหน้า(hăai nâa)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] not show up; be out of contact for a while
to stop appearing in one's usual places or among one's usual group of people for a period of time, often without explanation.
Examples
ทำไมtam maiทำไมtam mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)สมชายsŏm chaaiสมชายsŏm chaaiSomchai (male given name)หายหน้าhăai nâaหายหน้าhăai nâa[to] not show up; be out of contact for a whileไปเลยbpai loieไปเลยbpai loie1completely; altogether; really (emphatic)2[to] go past; go beyond3[!] Go ahead; go right nowไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเจอjerเจอjer1[to] face; experience2[to] meet; run into3[to] find; come acrossพวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1our group; our side2we; usบ้างbâangบ้างbâang1some; any (unspecified, small set)2plural/variety marker (after question/request)3sometimes; occasionally4somewhat; at least a littleเหรอrŏeเหรอrŏe1question particle (casual)2really?; is that so?
Why has Somchai disappeared? Isn't he coming to see us at all?
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ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeเขาkăoได้dâiงานngaanใหม่màiเขาkăoก็gâwหายหน้าhăai nâaไปbpaiจากjàakกลุ่มเพื่อนglùm pêuuanเลยloieไม่ค่อยmâi kôiมีใครmee kraiได้dâiเจอjer
Since he got a new job, he has disappeared from our group of friends; hardly anyone sees him.
เธอterหายหน้าhăai nâaไปไหนมาbpai năi maaตั้งdtângอาทิตย์aa-títนึงneungโทรไปtoh bpaiก็gâwไม่รับmâi rápทุกคนtúk konเป็นห่วงbpen hùuangนะnáรู้ไหมrúu măi
Where have you been for a whole week? You didn't answer your phone. Everyone was worried, you know.
หลังจากlăng jàakเกิดเรื่องgèrt rêuuangดราม่าdraa-mâaครั้งkrángนั้นnánเขาkăoก็gâwเลือกlêuuakที่จะtêe jàหายหน้าหายตาhăai nâa hăai dtaaไปbpaiจากjàakโซเชียลมีเดียsoh-chîian mee-dîiaพักใหญ่pák yàiเพื่อpêuuaพักใจpák jaiเงียบๆngîiap ngîiap
After that dramatic incident, he chose to disappear from social media for a while to quietly heal his heart.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
หายหน้าหายตาhăai nâa hăai dtaaหายหน้าหายตาhăai nâa hăai dtaa[to] drop out of sight; be absent for a while
[to] drop out of sight; be absent for a while
ห่างหายhàang hăaiห่างหายhàang hăai1[to] disappear for a time; cease occurring for a while2[to] not do something for a while; be away from an activity3[to] be absent or out of touch for a while
- [to] disappear for a time; cease occurring for a while
- [to] not do something for a while; be away from an activity
- [to] be absent or out of touch for a while
ไม่โผล่หน้าmâi plòh nâaไม่โผล่หน้าmâi plòh nâa[to] not show up; [to] not make an appearance
[to] not show up; [to] not make an appearance
ขาดการติดต่อkàat gaan dtìt-dtòขาดการติดต่อkàat gaan dtìt-dtò[to] lose contact [with sb]
[to] lose contact [with sb]
หายหัวhăai hŭuaหายหัวhăai hŭua[to] disappear; [to] vanish (informal)
[to] disappear; [to] vanish (informal)
Word Breakdown
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หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1season; time of year2in front; at the front3page4next; upcoming5face6front; frontagePart 2
หายหน้าhăai nâaหายหน้าhăai nâa[to] not show up; be out of contact for a while