นึกฝัน
nʉ́k-fǎnMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] imagine; [to] conceive of
To think of something as possible or imaginable; to picture it in the mind. Often used in negative phrases to mean 'could not have imagined.'
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiไม่เคยmâi-kəəinever; have neverนึกฝันnʉ́k-fǎnนึกฝันnʉ́k-fǎn[to] imagine; [to] conceive ofเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ถูกลอตเตอรี่tùuk-lɔ̂ɔt-dtəə-rîiถูกลอตเตอรี่tùuk-lɔ̂ɔt-dtəə-rîi[to] win the lotteryรางวัลที่หนึ่งraang-wan-tîi-nʉ̀ngรางวัลที่หนึ่งraang-wan-tîi-nʉ̀ngfirst prize
I never even imagined that I would win the first prize in the lottery.
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เขาkăoไม่mâiนึกฝันnéuk fănว่าwâaธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtเล็กๆlék lékของเขาkŏng kăoจะjàประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp kwaam săm-rètได้dâiขนาดนี้kà-nàat née
He couldn't have imagined that his small business would become this successful.
ในnaiสมัยsà-măiนั้นnánใครkraiจะjàนึกฝันnéuk fănว่าwâaวันหนึ่งwan nèungเราraoจะสามารถjà săa-mâatคุยเห็นหน้าkui hĕn nâaกับgàpคนkonที่อยู่têe yòoอีกèekซีกsêekโลกlôhkผ่านpàanอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gonเล็กๆlék lékได้dâi
Back then, who could have imagined that one day we would be able to talk face-to-face with people on the other side of the world through a small device?
เธอtəəมักจะmák-jàนึกฝันnʉ́k-fǎnถึงชีวิตtʉ̌ng-chii-wítของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengหากhàakได้dâaiเป็นbpenนักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngที่tîiมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiang
She often imagines what her life would be like if she became a famous actress.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
nʉ́k
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
นึกnʉ́kนึกnʉ́k1[to] think of; imagine2[to] recall; remember3[to] think; suppose; assume4[to] feel like (doing); have the impulse5[to] consider; reflect[to] think of; imaginePart 1
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ฝันfǎnฝันfǎn1dream (during sleep)2[to] dream (during sleep)3dream; aspiration; fantasy4[to] dream; aspire; fantasizedream (during sleep)Part 2
นึกฝันnʉ́k-fǎnนึกฝันnʉ́k-fǎn[to] imagine; [to] conceive of[to] imagine; [to] conceive ofWord