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 pêuuanfriends (plural)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] bribe; buy off2[to] buy; purchaseเสื้อsêuuaเสื้อsêuua1shirt; top2classifier: ตัว3jacket; coatแบบนี้bàep néeแบบนี้bàep née1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เลยloieเลยloie1[to] pass; go beyond; exceed2at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)3so; thus; then (immediate result)4completely; absolutely (emphasis)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] bribe; buy off2[to] buy; purchaseตามๆdtaam dtaamตามๆdtaam dtaam1following suit; doing like others2in succession; one after anotherกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2together; together with3I; me (informal, male speech)4[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block5protective; resistant to; -proof6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
My friends bought this style of shirt, so I bought one too, just like them.
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พอporมีmeeคนหนึ่งkon nèungเริ่มrêrmทำชาtam chaaเลนleenจ์ในnaiแอปáepดังdangคนอื่นkon èunก็gâwแห่hàeทำtamตามๆdtaam dtaamกันganไปหมดbpai mòt
Once one person started a challenge on the popular app, everyone else flocked to do it too.
เขาkăoไม่ได้mâi dâaiอยากyàakเรียนriianคณะká-náนี้néeจริงๆjing jingหรอกròkแต่dtàeเลือกเรียนlêuuak riianตามๆdtaam dtaamกันไปgan bpaiกับgàpเพื่อนสนิทpêuuan sà-nìt
He doesn't really want to study in this faculty; he just chose it to follow his close friends.
การตัดสินใจลงทุนgaan dtàt-sĭn jai long tunโดยdoiขาดkàatการไตร่ตรองgaan dtrài dtrongเพียงpiiangเพราะpráwเห็นhĕnคนอื่นkon èunทำtamแล้วláeoได้dâiกำไรgam raiตามๆdtaam dtaamกันไปgan bpaiถือเป็นtĕu bpenความเสี่ยงkwaam sìiangอย่างยิ่งyàang yîng
Making investment decisions without careful consideration, just because you see others making a profit and follow them, is extremely risky.
2AdverbB1

one after another; in succession

one after another; in succession.

Examples

รถเมล์rót mayรถเมล์rót maybus; city busมาถึงmaa tŭengมาถึงmaa tŭeng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)สามsăamสามsăamthree (3)คันkanคันkan1classifier for fishing rods; poles; handles2[to] itch; feel itchy3shaft; rod; pole4lever; handle5classifier for vehicles6itchyตามๆdtaam dtaamตามๆdtaam dtaam1following suit; doing like others2in succession; one after anotherกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2together; together with3I; me (informal, male speech)4[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block5protective; resistant to; -proof6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
Three buses arrived one after another.
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นักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaoเดินเข้าdern kâoถ้ำtâmตามๆdtaam dtaamกันไปgan bpaiเป็นแถวbpen tăeoยาวyaao
The tourists walked into the cave one after another in a long line.
พอporไฟเขียวfai kĭiaoรถrótที่จอดtêe jòtรอrorก็gâwเคลื่อนตัวklêuuan dtuuaออกไปòk bpaiตามๆdtaam dtaamกันgan
When the light turned green, the waiting cars moved forward one after another.
หลังจากlăng jàakพยานpá-yaanคนkonแรกrâekให้การhâi gaanเสร็จสิ้นsèt sînพยานpá-yaanปากbpàakอื่นๆèun èunก็gâwถูกtòokเรียกrîakเข้ามาkâo maaในnaiห้องพิจารณาคดีhông pí-jaa-ra-naa ká-deeตามๆdtaam dtaamกันganมาmaa
After the first witness finished testifying, the other witnesses were called into the courtroom in succession.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ตามๆdtaam dtaamตามๆdtaam dtaam1following suit; doing like others2in succession; one after anotherPart 1
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กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2together; together with3I; me (informal, male speech)4[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block5protective; resistant to; -proof6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkPart 2
ตามๆ กันdtaam-dtaam ganตามๆ กันdtaam-dtaam ganfollowing suit; like everyone else