sweet dreams
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- 1 sweet dreams、good night [bedtime wish]
- 2 have a good dream
This expression literally refers to having a pleasant dream and is especially common as a warm bedtime wish meaning “Sweet dreams” or “Good night.”
sweet dreams、good night [bedtime wish]
A warm bedtime wish said to someone who is about to sleep.
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ฝันดีนะ fǎn dii ná Sweet dreams. ฝันดีนะ details
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ราตรีสวัสดิ์ ฝันดีนะ raatriisawàt fǎn dii ná Good night. Sweet dreams. ราตรีสวัสดิ์ ฝันดีนะ details
have a good dream
Describes having a pleasant or favorable dream while asleep.
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เมื่อคืนฝันดีมาก mʉ̂a khʉʉn fǎn dii mâak I had a really good dream last night. เมื่อคืนฝันดีมาก details
Learning notes
Explanation
ฝันดี combines ฝัน, “dream” or “to dream,” with ดี, “good.” When said directly to someone, it is usually understood as the bedtime wish “Sweet dreams” or “Good night,” rather than simply as the noun “a good dream.” Adding นะ makes the wish sound gentle and friendly. For polite speech, a man can add ครับ and a woman can add ค่ะ. Within a sentence, it can function as a verb meaning “to have a good dream.” It can also be a noun meaning “a good or favorable dream”; when such dreams are counted, the classifier เรื่อง is used.
Usage
It is commonly used with family, friends, or partners at bedtime and when ending a late-night call or chat because someone is going to sleep. It also appears in ordinary statements about dreams, especially with time expressions such as เมื่อคืน, “last night.”
Caution
ฝันดี is not a general farewell used merely because it is nighttime; it normally assumes that the other person is about to sleep. When intended as the noun “a good dream,” it may need sentence context because the expression by itself is usually heard as a bedtime wish.
Differences from similar words
1 sweet dreams synonyms
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ราตรีสวัสดิ์ is a more formal or conventional way to say “good night.” ฝันดี literally wishes the listener pleasant dreams and often sounds warmer and more personal in everyday speech or messages.