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ส่ายหน้า
saaiL naaF
pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thaiส่าย-น่า
IPAsàːj nâː
Royal Thai General Systemsai na

 [verb]
definition
to shake one's head in refusal or wonder

componentsส่าย saaiLto swerve or sway, to zigzag, to move from side to side
หน้า  naaFface; front; facade; visage; (to nod) head
synonymสั่นหน้าsanL naaFto shake one's head in refusal
antonymพยักหน้าphaH yakH naaFto nod; nod in assent
sample
sentences
ชาวต่างชาติเหล่านั้นล้วนแต่ส่ายหน้าปฏิเสธ
chaaoM dtaangL chaatF laoL nanH luaanH dtaaeL saaiL naaF bpaL dtiL saehtL
"Those foreigners just shake their heads and refuse (to respond)."
เวลามีคนถามว่า คิดจะเขียนเรื่องสั้น หรือนิยายบ้างไหม ผมจะส่ายหน้าอย่างแรง
waehM laaM meeM khohnM thaamR waaF khitH jaL khiianR reuuangF sanF reuuR niH yaaiM baangF maiR phohmR jaL saaiL naaF yaangL raaengM
"When someone asked me whether I considered writing short stories or a novel, I shook my head vigorously."
เล่าให้ใครฟัง ทุกคนล้วนส่ายหน้า
laoF haiF khraiM fangM thookH khohnM luaanH saaiL naaF
"Whenever I tell someone this, they just shake their heads."
ผมส่ายหน้าปฏิเสธ ยิ้มน้อย
phohmR saaiL naaF bpaL dtiL saehtL yimH naawyH
"I shook my head to refuse [the coffee], giving her a little smile."
ผมส่ายหน้าปฏิเสธ ยิ้มน้อย
phohmR saaiL naaF bpaL dtiL saehtL yimH naawyH
"I shook my head to refuse [her offer of coffee] with a small smile."
ลีเพื่อนสนิทแอบกระซิบถามว่าเธอเลือกหัวข้อว่าอย่างไร แต่ทามได้แต่ยิ้มส่ายหน้า แล้วว่าเดี๋ยวก็รู้เอง
leeM pheuuanF saL nitL aaepL graL sipH thaamR waaF thuuhrM leuuakF huaaR khaawF waaF yaangL raiM dtaaeL thaamM daiF dtaaeL yimH saaiL naaF laaeoH waaF diaaoR gaawF ruuH aehngM
"Lee, her close friend, whispered in her hear asking what the topic of her essay was, but Tham just smiled and shook her head saying you’ll know soon enough."

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