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หน้า

Pronunciation

nâa

หน้า

nâa

face

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  1. 1 face、facial appearance、facial expression
  2. 2 in front of、before [in location]
  3. 3 front、fore-
  4. 4 next、coming、following
  5. 5 page、side [of paper or a flat surface]
  6. 6 page [classifier]、side [classifier for paper or flat surfaces]
  7. 7 season、period、seasonal time
  8. 8 topping、top layer、visible surface

หน้า is a very common word built around the idea of the visible or forward-facing side. It can mean a face, the front of something, a page, the next time, a season, or social face/reputation depending on the context.

2

in front of、before [in location]

Preposition⭐️5 Essential

Placed before a place noun, หน้า means “in front of” that place. It is very common for giving locations.

5

page、side [of paper or a flat surface]

Noun⭐️4 Often used

This sense means a page of a book, document, or screen, and can also refer to one side of a flat surface such as paper.

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Learning notes

Explanation

The core image of หน้า is a face or a forward-facing, visible side. From that idea, it extends to a person’s face, the front of a place or object, a page, a food topping, and someone’s social face or reputation. Word order matters: for location, it comes before the place noun, as in หน้าบ้าน “in front of the house,” but in time expressions it comes after the noun, as in เดือนหน้า “next month.” It is best learned through common chunks such as ล้างหน้า, หน้าบ้าน, เดือนหน้า, and เสียหน้า.

Usage

หน้า is used constantly in everyday Thai: washing your face, waiting in front of a shop, talking about next week, referring to a page, naming a season, or discussing someone losing or saving face in a social situation.

Caution

หน้า can point to the future in time expressions, such as เดือนหน้า “next month,” even though its spatial meaning is “front.” Also, phrases like หน้าเดียว depend on context and may mean “one page” or “one side.”

Differences from similar words

1 face synonyms

  • ใบหน้า

    ใบหน้า is a more explicit word for the face as a body part. หน้า is broader and more common in everyday speech, and it also works naturally for expressions and appearance.

2 in front of synonyms

  • ด้านหน้า

    ด้านหน้า means “the front side” as a noun phrase. หน้า is the usual preposition-like form before a place noun, as in หน้าบ้าน “in front of the house.”

3 front synonyms

4 next synonyms

5 page synonyms

7 season synonyms

8 topping synonyms

  • เครื่องโรยหน้า

    เครื่องโรยหน้า specifically means toppings or garnish sprinkled on top. หน้า is broader and often appears inside dish names to mean “topped with.”

Component words

Other words containing หน้า

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