Body and healthface; front noun
- nâa falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
face (written; on beauty products) noun
- bai mid
- nâa falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
หน้าnâa is your face, and also the front of anything: หน้าบ้านnâa bâan is the front of the house. You wash your face with ล้างหน้าláang nâa, and looks are หน้าตาnâa-dtaa, "face and eyes": หน้าตาดีnâa-dtaa dii means good-looking. ใบหน้าbai-nâa is the written word you'll see on face wash and cream.
Face in the social sense matters in Thailand too: to lose face is เสียหน้าsǐa nâa. Our guide to saving face explains how it shapes everyday conversations.
Don't mix it up
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น้าnáa
aunt or uncle on your mother's side, younger than your mother
High tone: a younger aunt or uncle on your mother's side.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- nah
- nha
- bai na
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