เมิน

mern

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] turn away; avert

to turn one’s face or attention away; to avert one’s gaze

Examples

เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)แล้วก็láeo gâwแล้วก็láeo gâw1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)เมินmernเมินmern1[to] turn away; avert2[to] ignore; disregard3long; for a long time (Northern Thai)หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)หนีnĕeหนีnĕe1[to] flee; run away; escape2[to] avoid; evade; dodge; shirk3[to] elopeทันทีtan teeทันทีtan teeimmediately; at once
She saw me and immediately turned her face away.
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เด็กชายdèk chaaiเมินmernสายตาsăai dtaaครูkruuเพราะpráwรู้สึกrúu-sèukอายaaiที่têeตอบdtòpผิดpìt
The boy averted the teacher’s gaze because he felt embarrassed for answering wrongly.
ผมpŏmยืนรอyeun rorแต่dtàeเธอterกลับglàpเมินmernมองmongไปbpaiทางtaangหน้าต่างnâa dtàangไม่mâiสบตาsòp dtaaเลยloie
I stood waiting, but she turned to look toward the window and didn’t meet my eyes at all.
เมื่อmêuuaถูกtòokผู้สื่อข่าวpôo sèu kàaoถามtăamคำถามkam tăamส่วนตัวsùuan dtuuaเขาkăoจึงjeungเมินmernกล้องglâwngและláeหันไปhăn bpaiคุยkuiกับgàpผู้pôoจัดการแทนjàt gaan taen
When asked a personal question by reporters, he averted the camera and turned to speak with his manager instead.
2VerbB1

[to] ignore; disregard

to deliberately pay no attention to; to ignore or dismiss

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or timesแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เมินmernเมินmern1[to] turn away; avert2[to] ignore; disregard3long; for a long time (Northern Thai)และláeและláeand (coordinating)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ตอบdtòpตอบdtòp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3sunken; hollow (of cheeks/abdomen)
He called me many times, but I ignored him and didn’t answer.
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อย่าyàaเมินmernคำเตือนkam dteuuanของkŏngหมอmŏrเพราะpráwมันmanสำคัญsăm-kanต่อdtòสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâapของkŏngเธอter
Don’t ignore the doctor’s warnings, because they are important for your health.
แม้máeจะjàมีmeeข้อเสนอแนะkôr sà-nĕr náeจากjàakทีมteemเขาkăoก็gâwยังyangเมินmernและláeทำตามใจtam dtaam jaiตัวเองdtuua eng
Even with suggestions from the team, he still ignored them and did as he pleased.
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtไม่ควรmâi kuuanเมินmernเสียงsĭiangลูกค้าlûuk-káaหากhàakต้องdtôngการรักษาgaan rák-săaความเชื่อมั่นkwaam chêuua mânในnaiระยะยาวrá-yá yaao
The company should not ignore customers’ voices if it wants to maintain long-term trust.
3AdverbB2

long; for a long time (Northern Thai)

For a long period of time, or taking a long time, in Northern Thai.

Examples

เฮาhaoเฮาhao1we; us; our (regional)2I; me (informal, regional)บ่ได้bò dâiบ่ได้bò dâi1[to] be unable to [do sth]2did not; have not3[to] not be allowed to [do sth]4[to] not get; not receiveปะbpàปะbpà1[to] patch; mend2[to] stick; apply; pasteกั๋นgănกั๋นgăn1each other; one another2together; jointly3[to] prevent; block; protect; separateเมินmernเมินmern1[to] turn away; avert2[to] ignore; disregard3long; for a long time (Northern Thai)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerอู้ôoอู้ôo1[to] slack off; shirk work2[to] speak; say (Northern Thai)3booming/resonant (of sound)กั๋นgănกั๋นgăn1each other; one another2together; jointly3[to] prevent; block; protect; separateก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเน้อnérเน้อnérsentence-final softening particle (Northern Thai)
We haven't seen each other in a long time, so let's have a chat today.
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วันนี้wan néeคนkonมาmaaเต็มdtemฮ้านháanเฮาhaoเลยloieต้องdtôngรอrorอาหารaa-hăanเมินmernกว่าgwàaทุกวันtúk wan
The restaurant is packed today, so we have to wait longer than usual for our food.
ถ้าtâaฮู้hûuว่าwâaต้องdtôngรอrorเมินmernขนาดนี้kà-nàat néeเฮาhaoคงkongโทรมาtoh maaจองjongโต๊ะdtóไว้ก่อนwái gònแล้วláeo
If I had known the wait would be this long, I would have called ahead to reserve a table.
แม่mâeบอกว่าbòk wâaบ่ว่าbòr wâaจะjàไปbpaiอยู่yòoตี้dtêeอื่นèunเมินmernเต้าใดdtâo daiก็gâwปิ๊กbpíkมาหาmaa hăaแม่mâeได้dâiทุกเมื่อtúk mêuua
Mom said that no matter how long I live somewhere else, I can always come back to see her.

Related Words

1[to] turn away; avert

2[to] ignore; disregard