เข้าหน้า(kâao nâa)
Meanings
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[to] face [sb]; [to] meet [sb] face-to-face
to face someone or meet them face-to-face, often used in negative phrases about feeling unable to face someone after a conflict, shame, or embarrassment
Examples
ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàefrom; since (starting point)ทะเลาะกันtá-ló ganทะเลาะกันtá-ló gan[to] argue; quarrel (with each other)วันนั้นwan nánวันนั้นwan nánthat dayฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)เข้าหน้าkâao nâaเข้าหน้าkâao nâa[to] face [sb]; [to] meet [sb] face-to-faceเขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himไม่ติดmâi dtìtไม่ติดmâi dtìt1not sticking; not attached2not stuck in traffic3not busy; available4not infected (with a disease)5not addicted; not attached (to a habit)6won't start; won't turn on7(coll.) don't mind; not bothered8[to] not pass; not be selectedเลยloieเลยloie1[to] pass; go beyond; exceed2at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)3so; thus; then (immediate result)4completely; absolutely (emphasis)
Since we argued that day, I haven't been able to face him at all.
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I have made so many mistakes that I don't dare to face my parents.
การโกหกgaan goh-hòkเพื่อนสนิทpêuuan sà-nìtในnaiเรื่องสำคัญrêuuang săm-kanทำให้tam hâiเธอterรู้สึกผิดróo-sèuk pìtจนjonเข้าหน้าkâao nâaใครkraiไม่ติดmâi dtìt
Lying to her best friend about an important matter made her feel so guilty that she couldn't face anyone.
แม้máeจะjàมีmeeความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáengกันganอย่างรุนแรงyàang run raengในnaiที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chumแต่dtàeพวกเขาpûuak kăoก็gâwยังyangต้องdtôngฝืนfĕuunเข้าหน้าkâao nâaกันganเพื่อpêuuaทำงานtam ngaanต่อไปdtòr bpai
Despite having a severe conflict in the meeting, they still have to force themselves to face each other to continue working.
Word Breakdown
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หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1season; time of year2in front; at the front3page4next; upcoming5face6front; frontagePart 2
เข้าหน้าkâao nâaเข้าหน้าkâao nâa[to] face [sb]; [to] meet [sb] face-to-face