ได้หน้า
dâai-nâaMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] gain credit; gain prestige; look good
To gain approval, credit, or prestige in the eyes of others.
Examples
งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyช่วยกันchûuai-ganช่วยกันchûuai-gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryได้หน้าdâai-nâaได้หน้าdâai-nâa[to] gain credit; gain prestige; look goodอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainคนเดียวkon-diiaoคนเดียวkon-diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; sole
Everyone helped with this project, but he alone got the credit.
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เขาkǎoเสนอตัวช่วยsà-nə̌ə-dtuua-chûuaiจัดงานjàt-ngaanบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtพอpɔɔงานngaanออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaดีdiiก็gɔ̂ได้หน้าdâai-nâaกับgàpเจ้านายjâo-naai
He volunteered to help organize the company event, and when it went well, he gained favor with his boss.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanได้หน้าdâai-nâaกับgàpเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtจากjàakยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiที่tîiเพิ่มขึ้นpə̂əm-kʉ̂nทั้งที่táng-tîiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanทั้งtángทีมtiimเป็นbpenคนkonลงแรงlong-rɛɛng
The manager got credit from the company owner for the increased sales, even though the whole team had done the hard work.
เขาkǎoอ้างว่าâang-wâaอยากyàakช่วยchûuaiชุมชนchum-chonแต่dtɛ̀ɛแท้จริงแล้วtɛ́ɛ-jing-lɛ́ɛoหวังwǎngจะjàได้หน้าdâai-nâaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmโอกาสoo-gàatในnaiการเลือกตั้งgaan-lʉ̂ʉak-dtâng
He claimed he wanted to help the community, but he actually hoped to gain prestige to improve his chances in the election.
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 classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dâai
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid 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
ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerokay; sure; agreedPart 1
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ได้หน้าdâai-nâaได้หน้าdâai-nâa[to] gain credit; gain prestige; look good[to] gain credit; gain prestige; look goodWord