แต่ดัน(dtàe dan)

Meanings

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but (ironically/unexpectedly)

Colloquial contrastive connector showing an unexpected or ironic result; like “but then” or “yet, somehow”.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)แต่ดันdtàe danแต่ดันdtàe danbut (ironically/unexpectedly)ฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rain
I was going to go to the market, but then it started raining.

Word Breakdown

แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)Part 1
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ดันdanดันdan1[to] push [sth/sb]2[to] promote; propel [sb/sth] forward3to press/raise [prices, pressure, etc.]4happen to; end up (colloq. auxiliary)5move aside!; make way! (imperative)6darn; shoot (mild exclamation)Part 2
แต่ดันdtàe danแต่ดันdtàe danbut (ironically/unexpectedly)