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ฉัน　หวัง　ว่า　พรุ่งนี้　ฝน　จะ　ไม่　ตก　ค่ะ

ฉัน　หวัง　ว่า　พรุ่งนี้　ฝน　จะ　ไม่　ตก　ค่ะ
I hope that it will not rain tomorrow.
From Lesson 53:Complement clauses (ว่า)·Thai

Breakdown of ฉัน　หวัง　ว่า　พรุ่งนี้　ฝน　จะ　ไม่　ตก　ค่ะ

ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
ฉัน
I (female)
ไม่
not
พรุ่งนี้
tomorrow
จะ
will
ฝน
rain
ตก
to fall
ว่า
that (conjunction)
หวัง
to hope

Questions & Answers about ฉัน　หวัง　ว่า　พรุ่งนี้　ฝน　จะ　ไม่　ตก　ค่ะ

How does the word ว่า work in this sentence?
It acts just like the English word "that" to connect a verb of thinking or feeling to a new clause. Here it links หวัง (to hope) with the thing you are hoping for. You will use ว่า exactly like this to introduce a new idea after verbs like thinking, saying, and knowing.
Why do we use the word ตก (to fall) when talking about rain?
In English, we say "it rains" using a dummy word "it". Thai is more literal: you say that the rain itself is falling. ฝน means "rain" and ตก means "to fall", so saying ฝนตก (rain falls) is how you express that it is raining.
Why does พรุ่งนี้ (tomorrow) come right after ว่า instead of at the end of the sentence?
In Thai, time words like พรุ่งนี้ can be placed at the beginning or the end of a clause. Putting it at the beginning of the second clause (right after ว่า) is very natural, but you could also put it at the end and say ...ฝน จะ ไม่ ตก พรุ่งนี้ ค่ะ. Both are perfectly correct!
What is the correct order for saying "will not" in Thai?
You put the future word จะ (will) before the negative word ไม่ (not), which then comes right before the verb. So จะ ไม่ ตก literally translates to "will not fall".

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