ฟันฝ่า
fan-fàaMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] overcome [sth]; struggle through [sth]
to fight against and overcome difficulties, obstacles, or challenges; to struggle through
Examples
กว่าจะgwàa-jàกว่าจะgwàa-jànot until; by the time (introducing a clause)เรียนจบriian-jòpเรียนจบriian-jòp[to] graduate; complete one's studiesมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toฟันฝ่าfan-fàaฟันฝ่าfan-fàa[to] overcome [sth]; struggle through [sth]ความลำบากkwaam-lam-bàakความลำบากkwaam-lam-bàak1difficulty; hardship2inconvenience; imposition3poverty-related hardship; privationมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerมากมายmâak-maaiมากมายmâak-maai1many; numerous; abundant2a great deal; very much
Before he could graduate, he had to struggle through many hardships.
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เหล่าlàoนักดับเพลิงnák-dàp-pləəngต้องdtɔ̂ngฟันฝ่าfan-fàaเปลวไฟbpleeo-faiเข้าไปkâo-bpaiช่วยchûuaiผู้ที่pûu-tîiติดอยู่dtìt-yùuข้างในkâang-nai
The firefighters had to fight through the flames to rescue those trapped inside.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoสามารถsǎa-mâatฟันฝ่าfan-fàaวิกฤตเศรษฐกิจwí-grìt-sèet-tà-gìtมาmaaได้dâaiด้วยdûuaiความร่วมมือkwaam-rûuam-mʉʉของkɔ̌ɔngพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanทุกคนtúk-kon
Our company was able to overcome the economic crisis through the cooperation of all employees.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเผชิญกับpà-chəən-gàpอคติà-ká-dtìทางสังคมtaang-sǎng-komเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังyangมุ่งมั่นmûng-mânที่จะtîi-jàฟันฝ่าfan-fàaไปให้bpai-hâiถึงtʉ̌ngเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiที่tîiตั้งไว้dtâng-wái
Even though she faced social prejudice, she was determined to struggle through to reach her set goal.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
fan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
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ฝ่าfàaฝ่าfàa1[to] push through; break through2[to] defy; go against[to] push through; break throughPart 2
ฟันฝ่าfan-fàaฟันฝ่าfan-fàa[to] overcome [sth]; struggle through [sth][to] overcome [sth]; struggle through [sth]Word