ในฝัน
nai-fǎnMeanings
1NounA2
in a dream
occurring in a dream; as experienced while dreaming
Examples
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedแปลกbplàekแปลกbplàek1strange; unusual; odd2unfamiliar; novel; exoticๆ-ในฝันnai fănในฝันnai făn1in a dream2dream; ideal; dreamed-of
Last night I saw a strange house in a dream.
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The child said he met his grandmother in a dream and talked for a long time.
I heard the sound of the sea in a dream until I woke up.
เขาkǎoมักจะmák-jàเดินทางdəən-taangไปยังbpai-yangเมืองmʉʉangเดิมdəəmในฝันnai-fǎnเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanหนังnǎngซ้ำsámทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉn
He often travels to the same city in a dream, like a replayed movie every night.
2AdjectiveB2
dream; ideal; dreamed-of
describing something longed-for or ideal, as in a dreamed-of person, place, or thing
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationในฝันnai-fǎnในฝันnai-fǎn1in a dream2dream; ideal; dreamed-ofที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesยืดหยุ่นyʉ̂ʉt-yùnยืดหยุ่นyʉ̂ʉt-yùn1flexible; elastic (physical)2flexible; adaptable (figurative)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamcultureเปิดกว้างbpə̀ət-gwâangเปิดกว้างbpə̀ət-gwâang1[to] open wide; be wide open2open; inclusive; receptive3liberalized; accessible
She wants to work at a dream company that offers flexible hours and an open culture.
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ทริปญี่ปุ่นtríp-yîi-bpùnครั้งนี้kráng-níiคือkʉʉการเดินทางgaan-dəən-taangในฝันnai-fǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเด็กdèk
This trip to Japan is my dream journey since childhood.
เขาkăoกำลังgam-langเก็บเงินgèp ngernเพื่อpêuuaซื้อséuบ้านbâanในฝันnai fănที่têeมีmeeสวนsŭuanเล็กlékๆ-และláeห้องhôngอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕu
He is saving up to buy his dream house with a small garden and a reading room.
นักดนตรีnák-don-dtriiหลายคนlǎai-konหวังwǎngได้dâaiขึ้นkʉ̂nเวทีwee-tiiในฝันnai-fǎnอย่างyàangเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaanระดับโลกrá-dàp-lôok
Many musicians hope to perform on dream stages like world-class festivals.
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 syllableThe vowel ใ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
nai
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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ฝันfǎnฝันfǎn1dream (during sleep)2[to] dream (during sleep)3dream; aspiration; fantasy4[to] dream; aspire; fantasizedream (during sleep)Part 2
ในฝันnai-fǎnในฝันnai-fǎnin a dreamin a dreamWord