เข้าหากัน(kâo hăa gan)
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] move toward each other; converge
to approach one another or come together physically; to close the distance between two sides
Examples
รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondคันkanคันkan1itchy2itch3lever; handle4classifier for vehicles5shaft; rod; poleขับkàpขับkàp1[to] drive; operate (a vehicle)2[to] expel; drive out; repel3[to] sing; chant (traditional)4[to] excrete; secrete; emitเข้าหากันkâo hăa ganเข้าหากันkâo hăa gan1[to] move toward each other; converge2[to] reach out to each other; grow closer3[to] reconcile; meet halfway
Two cars are driving towards each other.
2VerbB1
[to] reach out to each other; grow closer
to make mutual contact or effort to build or strengthen a relationship, cooperation, or rapport
Examples
พนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan màiพนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan màinew employee; new hireสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofพยายามเข้าphá-yaa-yaam kâoพยายามเข้าphá-yaa-yaam kâokeep trying!; don't give up!หาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] call for; ask for; contact (by phone)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)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
The two new employees are trying to build a rapport.
3VerbB2
[to] reconcile; meet halfway
to make mutual concessions or take steps toward resolving a conflict and restoring good relations
Examples
หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ทะเลาะกันtá-ló ganทะเลาะกันtá-ló gan[to] argue; quarrel (with each other)มาเป็นmaa bpenมาเป็นmaa bpen1[to] become; serve as2[to] come in (a form/quantity)3for (a duration) up to nowอาทิตย์aa-títอาทิตย์aa-tít1Sunday; week (formal)2Sunday (abbr.)3given name4the Sunในที่สุดnai têe sùtในที่สุดnai têe sùtfinally; eventually; ultimatelyพี่น้องpêe nóngพี่น้องpêe nóng1siblings; brothers and sisters2fellow members; compatriots (figurative)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)เข้าหากันkâo hăa ganเข้าหากันkâo hăa gan1[to] move toward each other; converge2[to] reach out to each other; grow closer3[to] reconcile; meet halfway
After arguing for a week, the two siblings finally agreed to make concessions and reconcile.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
คืนดีกันkeun dee ganคืนดีกันkeun dee gan[to] make up with each other; [to] reconcile
[to] make up with each other; [to] reconcile
ปรองดองกันbprong dong ganปรองดองกันbprong dong gan[to] reconcile with each other
[to] reconcile with each other
บรรจบกันban-jòp ganบรรจบกันban-jòp gan1[to] meet; [to] converge2[to] coincide; [to] happen at the same time
- [to] meet; [to] converge
- [to] coincide; [to] happen at the same time
ประนีประนอมbprà-nee-bprà-normประนีประนอมbprà-nee-bprà-norm1[to] accommodate (interests)2conciliatory; compromising3[to] compromise; reconcile
- [to] accommodate (interests)
- conciliatory; compromising
- [to] compromise; reconcile
Word Breakdown
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เข้าหากันkâo hăa ganเข้าหากันkâo hăa gan[to] move toward each other; converge