เช่นกัน(chên gan)

Meanings

1AdverbA2

also; as well; likewise

used to indicate that the same statement applies to another person or thing; similarly

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] corrode; erode; eat into2[to] consume; use up3[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)4[to] take (a bribe); pocket5[to] eatทุเรียนtú-riianทุเรียนtú-riian1durian (fruit)2durian treeเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1classmate; colleague (peer)2companion; fellow3friendของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เช่นกันchên ganเช่นกันchên gan1likewise; same to you2also; as well; likewise
I like to eat durian. My friend likes it as well.
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เขาkăoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoภูเก็ตpoo-gètเมื่อmêuuaเดือนที่แล้วdeuan têe láewและláeฉันchănก็ได้gôr dâaiไปมาbpai maaเช่นกันchên gan
He went to Phuket last month, and I also went as well.
เธอterคิดว่าkít wâaข้อสอบkôr sòpนี้néeยากyâakผมก็pŏm gôrคิดkítเช่นกันchên gan
She thinks this exam is difficult. I think so too.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunไม่mâiพยายามpà-yaa-yaamคุณkunก็gâwจะjàไม่mâiประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp kwaam săm-rètเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeเป็นจริงbpen jingกับgàpทุกคนtúk konเช่นกันchên gan
If you don't try, you won't succeed. This is true for everyone as well.
2InterjectionA2

likewise; same to you

a polite reply expressing that you wish the same back to someone

Examples

Aยินดีที่ได้รู้จักyin dee tîi dâi róo-jàkยินดีที่ได้รู้จักyin dee tîi dâi róo-jàkpleased to meet youครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)Bเช่นกันchên ganเช่นกันchên gan1likewise; same to you2also; as well; likewiseค่ะkâค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, short response)2polite particle (female, statement)
A: Nice to meet you. B: You too.
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Aขอให้kŏr hâiเดินทางโดยสวัสดิภาพdern taang doi sà-wàt-dì-pâapนะnáBขอบคุณkòp kunครับkrápคุณkunก็gâwเช่นกันchên gan
A: Have a safe trip! B: Thanks, you too.
Aสวัสดีปีใหม่sà-wàt-dee bpee màiขอให้มีความสุขkŏr hâi mee kwaam sùkมากๆmâak mâakนะnáBเช่นกันchên ganนะnáเพื่อนpêuuan
A: Happy New Year! I wish you lots of happiness. B: Same to you, my friend!
Aผมpŏmขออวยพรkŏr uuai ponให้hâiคุณkunประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp kwaam săm-rètในnaiหน้าที่การงานnâa-têe gaan ngaanใหม่màiนะnáครับkrápBขอบคุณมากkòp kun mâakครับkrápเช่นกันchên ganนะnáครับkráp
A: I wish you success in your new job. B: Thank you very much. The same to you.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

เหมือนกันmĕuuan ganเหมือนกันmĕuuan gan1the same; alike2same here; me too3too; also; as well; likewise
  • the same; alike
  • same here; me too
  • too; also; as well; likewise
ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1request particle; please; too2because of; due to3also; too; as well4because; since (formal/literary)5with; together with6by; by means of; using
  • request particle; please; too
  • because of; due to
  • also; too; as well
  • because; since (formal/literary)
  • with; together with
  • by; by means of; using
เหมือนกั๋นmĕuuan gănเหมือนกั๋นmĕuuan găn1the same; alike; identical2too; also; as well
  • the same; alike; identical
  • too; also; as well
อีกด้วยèek dûuayอีกด้วยèek dûuayalso; as well; too; moreover

also; as well; too; moreover

Word Breakdown

เช่นchênเช่นchên1like; as2for example; such asPart 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
เช่นกันchên ganเช่นกันchên ganalso; as well; likewise