ฝันร้าย(făn ráai)

Meanings

1NounA2

nightmare; bad dream

a very unpleasant or frightening dream

Examples

ฝันร้ายfăn ráaiฝันร้ายfăn ráai1nightmare; bad dream2[to] have a nightmare3a nightmare (figurative); extremely bad experienceน่ากลัวnâa gluuaน่ากลัวnâa gluua1scary; frightening2awfully; terribly; extremelyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
A nightmare is very scary.
2VerbB1

[to] have a nightmare

to experience a frightening or very unpleasant dream

Examples

เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ฝันร้ายfăn ráaiฝันร้ายfăn ráai1nightmare; bad dream2[to] have a nightmare3a nightmare (figurative); extremely bad experienceฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)นอนnonนอนnon1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)หลับlàpหลับlàp1[to] sleep; [to] fall asleep2asleep (stative)3numb; asleep (limb)
Last night I had a nightmare, so I didn't sleep very well.
3NounB2

a nightmare (figurative); extremely bad experience

a situation or experience that feels extremely unpleasant or distressing, like a nightmare

Examples

การจราจรgaan jà-raa-jonการจราจรgaan jà-raa-jon1road traffic; traffic conditions2traffic (other modes/networks)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)กรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpBangkok (capital of Thailand)ตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodเย็นวันศุกร์yen wan sùkเย็นวันศุกร์yen wan sùkFriday eveningเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsฝันร้ายfăn ráaiฝันร้ายfăn ráai1nightmare; bad dream2[to] have a nightmare3a nightmare (figurative); extremely bad experienceของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนขับรถkon kàp rótคนขับรถkon kàp rótdriver (vehicle); chauffeurทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybody
Traffic in Bangkok on a Friday evening is a nightmare for every driver.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ฝันfănฝันfăn1dream (during sleep)2[to] dream (during sleep)3dream; aspiration; fantasy4[to] dream; aspire; fantasizePart 1
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ร้ายráaiร้ายráai1evil; wicked; malicious2severe; grave; serious3fierce; vicious; dangerous4badly; severely (degree adverb in compounds)Part 2
ฝันร้ายfăn ráaiฝันร้ายfăn ráainightmare; bad dream