ใฝ่ฝัน
fài-fǎnMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] long for [sth]; [to] yearn for [sth]
[to] long for; to yearn intensely and persistently for something, as if constantly dreaming of it.
Examples
น้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoน้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoyounger sister; younger female siblingของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineใฝ่ฝันfài-fǎnใฝ่ฝันfài-fǎn[to] long for [sth]; [to] yearn for [sth]อยากจะyàak-jàอยากจะyàak-jà[to] want to; would like toเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นักบินอวกาศnák-bin-à-wá-gàatนักบินอวกาศnák-bin-à-wá-gàatastronaut; cosmonautมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)
My younger sister has dreamed of becoming an astronaut since she was a child.
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เขาkǎoทำงานtam-ngaanเก็บเงินgèp-ngənมาmaaหลายlǎaiปีbpiiเพราะprɔ́ใฝ่ฝันfài-fǎnว่าwâaจะjàเดินทางdəən-taangรอบโลกrɔ̂ɔp-lôokให้ได้hâi-dâaiสักครั้งsàk-krángในnaiชีวิตchii-wít
He has been working and saving money for many years because he has a long-held dream of traveling around the world once in his life.
นักเขียนnák-kǐianหลายคนlǎai-konใฝ่ฝันfài-fǎnที่จะtîi-jàได้รับdâi-rápรางวัลซีไรต์raang-wan-sii-ráiซึ่งsʉ̂ngถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenเกียรติยศgìiat-dtì-yótสูงสุดsǔung-sùtในnaiวงการwong-gaanวรรณกรรมwan-ná-gam
Many writers aspire to win the S.E.A. Write Award, which is considered the highest honor in the literary community.
แม้mɛ́ɛเส้นทางsên-taangจะjàยากลำบากyâak-lam-bàakเพียงใดpiiang-daiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiละทิ้งlá-tíngสิ่งที่sìng-tîiเขาkǎoใฝ่ฝันfài-fǎnนั่นคือnân-kʉʉการสร้างgaan-sâangโรงเรียนroong-riianสำหรับsǎm-ràpเด็กด้อยโอกาสdèk-dɔ̂ɔi-oo-gàat
No matter how difficult the path, he never gave up on what he had long aspired to: building a school for underprivileged children.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
fài
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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
ใฝ่fàiใฝ่fài[to] aspire; yearn for; be inclined toward[to] aspire; yearn for; be inclined towardPart 1
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ฝันfǎnฝันfǎn1dream (during sleep)2[to] dream (during sleep)3dream; aspiration; fantasy4[to] dream; aspire; fantasizedream (during sleep)Part 2
ใฝ่ฝันfài-fǎnใฝ่ฝันfài-fǎn[to] long for [sth]; [to] yearn for [sth][to] long for [sth]; [to] yearn for [sth]Word