เฉพาะหน้า(chà-pór nâa)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

immediate; pressing; at hand

happening right now and needing quick attention; right in front of you; e.g., a pressing problem to handle immediately

Examples

ตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มีปัญหาmee bpan-hăaมีปัญหาmee bpan-hăa[to] have a problem; there is a problemเฉพาะหน้าที่chà-pór nâa-têeเฉพาะหน้าที่chà-pór nâa-têelimited to one’s duty; only what is requiredต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightแก้gâeแก้gâe1[to] fix; solve; correct2[to] undo; unfasten; untie3[to] edit; revise; amend4[to] take off (clothes)5[to] remedy; treat; counteractก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectไฟดับfai dàpไฟดับfai dàp1power outage; blackout2[of power/lights] go out; cut outทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asตึกdtèukตึกdtèukbuilding (large, multi-story)
Right now we have an urgent issue to fix first: a power outage in the entire building.
2AdverbB2

for now; ad hoc

done temporarily to deal with the current situation, without a long-term plan

Examples

แผนที่păen-têeแผนที่păen-têe1map2classifier: ฉบับ / แผ่นเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsมาตรการmâat-dtrà gaanมาตรการmâat-dtrà gaan1measure; policy step2preventive/restrictive measure3classifier: ประการเฉพาะหน้าchà-pór nâaเฉพาะหน้าchà-pór nâa1immediate; pressing; at hand2for now; ad hocยังไม่ได้yang mâi dâaiยังไม่ได้yang mâi dâai1not yet; haven’t yet2not yet allowed/able toคิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planระยะยาวrá-yá yaaoระยะยาวrá-yá yaao1long-term (adj.)2in/over the long term (adv.)3the long term
The plan we made today is a stopgap measure; we haven't thought long-term yet.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เฉพาะchà-pórเฉพาะchà-pór1only; solely; exclusive (to)2exclusively; only3specific; particularPart 1
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หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7facePart 2
เฉพาะหน้าchà-pór nâaเฉพาะหน้าchà-pór nâaimmediate; pressing; at hand