ทำบุญร่วมกัน(tam bun rûuam gan)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] make merit together
to do good deeds or make religious merit (a Buddhist practice) together with someone else.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ทำบุญร่วมกันtam bun rûuam ganทำบุญร่วมกันtam bun rûuam gan1[to] make merit together2[to] share a karmic bond; [to] be fated togetherที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measure
Tomorrow, our family will go to make merit together at the temple.
2VerbB2
[to] share a karmic bond; [to] be fated together
figurative (Buddhist context): to have a shared destiny or strong bond with someone, believed to come from having made merit together (often said as 'ทำบุญร่วมกันมา').
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleคงkongคงkong1probably; likely2still; unchanged3permanent; lasting4firm; steady; stable5stable; constant6stable; unchanged7[to] keep; preserveเคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; used to (past experience)2[used to] (past experience/habit)ทำบุญร่วมกันtam bun rûuam ganทำบุญร่วมกันtam bun rûuam gan1[to] make merit together2[to] share a karmic bond; [to] be fated togetherมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ชาติก่อนchâat gònชาติก่อนchâat gònprevious life; past lifeถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reach6even if; even thoughได้มาdâai maaได้มาdâai maa1[to] obtain; get; come by [sth]2[to] have obtained; have gottenรักrákรักrák1[to] love; be fond of2love (affection)3beloved; dearกันganกันgan1each 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)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ชาติchâatชาติchâat1nation; country2nationality3life; lifetime (Buddhism)4birth; lineage (lit.)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
The two of us must have made merit together in a past life to be able to love each other in this one.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
ทำบุญtam bunทำบุญtam bun1[to] make merit; perform religious good deeds2hold a merit-making ceremonyPart 1
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ทำบุญร่วมกันtam bun rûuam ganทำบุญร่วมกันtam bun rûuam gan[to] make merit together