Thai–English dictionary

ไว้หน้า

wái-nâa

Audio pronunciation is available for this word.

Commonness: Fairly common in contemporary general Thai.

Meanings

v.
  1. save s.o.'s face ; be considerate of s.o.'s dignity ; spare another's feelings ; spare another's reputation ; save s.o. from embarrassment ; refrain from embarrassing s.o.

Example sentences

v.save s.o.'s face ; be considerate of s.o.'s dignity ; spare another's feelings ; spare another's reputation ; save s.o. from embarrassment ; refrain from embarrassing s.o.

อย่าพูดตรงๆ เขาไว้หน้าเขาหน่อย

Don't speak bluntly—spare his feelings a little.

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