ดับฝัน
dàp-fǎnMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] shatter [sb]'s dream(s); [to] dash [sb]'s hopes
to destroy or put an end to someone's hopes or dreams.
Examples
อาการบาดเจ็บaa-gaan-bàat-jèpอาการบาดเจ็บaa-gaan-bàat-jèpinjury; injuriesที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหัวเข่าhǔua-kàoหัวเข่าhǔua-kàoknee (joint)ดับฝันdàp-fǎnดับฝันdàp-fǎn[to] shatter [sb]'s dream(s); [to] dash [sb]'s hopesการเป็นgaan-bpenการเป็นgaan-bpen1being (serving as); holding a role/status2becoming; coming to be3having a conditionนักกีฬาอาชีพnák-gii-laa-aa-chîipนักกีฬาอาชีพnák-gii-laa-aa-chîipprofessional athleteของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirs
The knee injury shattered his dream of becoming a professional athlete.
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วิกฤตเศรษฐกิจwí-grìt-sèet-tà-gìtได้dâaiดับฝันdàp-fǎnของkɔ̌ɔngคนหนุ่มสาวkon-nùm-sǎaoจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakที่tîiอยากจะyàak-jàมีmiiบ้านbâanเป็นbpenของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
The economic crisis has destroyed the dreams of many young people who wanted to own their own home.
การแพร่ระบาดgaan-prɛ̂ɛ-rá-bàatของkɔ̌ɔngโรคrôokได้dâaiดับฝันdàp-fǎnแผนการเดินทางpɛ̌ɛn-gaan-dəən-taangรอบโลกrɔ̂ɔp-lôokที่tîiเขาkǎoวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnมานานmaa-naanหลายlǎaiปีbpii
The pandemic put an end to his round-the-world travel plans that he had been planning for years.
แม้mɛ́ɛการตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngคณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanจะjàดับฝันdàp-fǎnของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoในnaiการได้gaan-dâaiตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongมุ่งมั่นmûng-mânทำงานtam-ngaanต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
Even though the committee's decision destroyed his dream of getting the position, he remained committed to his work.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dàp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
ดับdàpดับdàp1[to] go out; be extinguished2[to] extinguish; turn off3out; off; not running4[to] cease; die out (figurative)[to] go out; be extinguishedPart 1
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ฝันfǎnฝันfǎn1dream (during sleep)2[to] dream (during sleep)3dream; aspiration; fantasy4[to] dream; aspire; fantasizedream (during sleep)Part 2
ดับฝันdàp-fǎnดับฝันdàp-fǎn[to] shatter [sb]'s dream(s); [to] dash [sb]'s hopes[to] shatter [sb]'s dream(s); [to] dash [sb]'s hopesWord