ตามๆ กัน(dtaam-dtaam gan)

Meanings

1AdverbB1

following suit; like everyone else

in the same way as others; doing something because others do it, not from your own idea.

Examples

เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuan1friends (plural)2friends! (as address)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offเสื้อsêuuaเสื้อsêuua1shirt; top2jacket; coat (outerwear) — regional/colloquial3classifier: ตัวแบบนี้bàep néeแบบนี้bàep née1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offตามๆdtaam dtaamตามๆdtaam dtaam1in succession; one after another2following suit; doing like othersกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)
My friends bought this style of shirt, so I bought one too, just like them.
2AdverbB1

one after another; in succession

one after another; in succession.

Examples

รถเมล์rót mayรถเมล์rót may1bus; city bus2[to] take the bus; ride the busมาถึงmaa tŭengมาถึงmaa tŭeng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)3[to] come to (someone’s turn/time)สามsăamสามsăam1three (3)2third (ordinal)คันkanคันkan1itchy2itch3lever; handle4classifier for vehicles5shaft; rod; poleตามๆdtaam dtaamตามๆdtaam dtaam1in succession; one after another2following suit; doing like othersกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)
Three buses arrived one after another.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ตามๆdtaam dtaamตามๆdtaam dtaam1in succession; one after another2following suit; doing like othersPart 1
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กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)Part 2
ตามๆ กันdtaam-dtaam ganตามๆ กันdtaam-dtaam ganfollowing suit; like everyone else