ฝัน
fǎnMeanings
1NounA2
dream (during sleep)
images, sensations, or thoughts that occur in the mind during sleep
Examples
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฝันfănฝันfăn1dream (during sleep)2[to] dream (during sleep)3dream; aspiration; fantasy4[to] dream; aspire; fantasizeแปลกbplàekแปลกbplàek1strange; unusual; odd2unfamiliar; novel; exoticๆ-เหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughบินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Last night I had a strange dream, like I could fly.
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Yesterday he said that last night he dreamed of a vast sea.
Last night I had the same dream over and over until I woke up confused.
บางbaangคืนkʉʉnฉันchǎnจำjamรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatของkɔ̌ɔngฝันfǎnได้dâaiชัดเจนchát-jeenทั้งtángภาพpâapเสียงsǐiangและlɛ́ความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀k
Some nights I can remember the details of my dreams clearly—images, sounds, and feelings.
2VerbA2
[to] dream (during sleep)
to experience images, sensations, or thoughts during sleep
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ฝันเห็นfǎn-hěnฝันเห็นfǎn-hěn[to] see [sb]/[sth] in a dreamแมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatตัวเล็กdtuua-lékตัวเล็กdtuua-lék1small; small in build2lowercase (letters)
Last night I dreamed of a small cat.
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She said she dreamed last night that she could fly.
I often dream about my old house upcountry.
ช่วงนี้chûuang néeฉันchănฝันfănซ้ำsámๆ-เกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpการสอบgaan sɔ̀ɔpจนjonตื่นมาdtèun maaก็gâwยังyangจำjamภาพpâapในฝันnai fănได้dâiชัดchát
Lately I’ve been repeatedly dreaming about exams, and I can still clearly remember the images when I wake up.
3NounA2
dream; aspiration; fantasy
a strong hope or goal for the future; also an unreal or fanciful idea
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฝันfǎnฝันfǎn1dream (during sleep)2[to] dream (during sleep)3dream; aspiration; fantasy4[to] dream; aspire; fantasizeอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)
I have a dream to become a teacher.
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เขาkǎoวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnเพราะprɔ́มีmiiฝันfǎnจะjàเปิดbpə̀ətร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
He is planning because he dreams of opening his own café.
บางคนbaang-konบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaการgaanฝันfǎnอยากyàakรวยruuaiเร็วreoเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเกินจริงgəən-jing
Some people say that dreaming of getting rich quickly is an exaggeration.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpเธอtəəการได้gaan-dâaiเรียนต่อriian-dtɔ̀ɔเมืองนอกmʉʉang-nɔ̂ɔkไม่ใช่mâi-châiแค่kɛ̂ɛฝันfǎnแต่dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiที่tîiเธอtəəกำลังgam-langตามหาdtaam-hǎa
For her, studying abroad is not just a dream, but a goal she is pursuing.
4VerbA2
[to] dream; aspire; fantasize
to have a strong hope or goal for the future; or to imagine things that are not realistic
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ฝันfǎnฝันfǎn1dream (during sleep)2[to] dream (during sleep)3dream; aspiration; fantasy4[to] dream; aspire; fantasizeอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)หมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanในอนาคตnai-à-naa-kótในอนาคตnai-à-naa-kótin the future
I dream of becoming a doctor in the future.
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เขาkǎoฝันfǎnว่าwâaจะjàเปิดbpə̀ətร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengภายในpaai-naiห้าhâaปีbpii
He dreams of opening his own café within five years.
บางครั้งbaang-krángฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ฝันfǎnไกลglaiเกินจริงgəən-jingแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangพยายามpá-yaa-yaamวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnให้hâiเป็นไปได้bpen-bpai-dâai
Sometimes I dream unrealistically, but I still try to plan to make it possible.
เธอtəəฝันถึงfǎn-tʉ̌ngโลกlôokที่tîiปราศจากbpràat-sà-jàakความเหลื่อมล้ำkwaam-lʉ̀ʉam-lámและlɛ́พยายามpá-yaa-yaamทำtamโครงการkroong-gaanชุมชนchum-chonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปให้bpai-hâiถึงtʉ̌ngจุดjùtนั้นnán
She dreams of a world without inequality and tries to run community projects to get there.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
fǎn
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |