แยกกัน
yâek ganMeanings
1AdverbA2
separately; apart
In a way where each person or item is kept apart or acts on their own (e.g., จ่ายแยกกัน pay separately).
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)4[to] pass a ballแยกกันyâek ganแยกกันyâek gan1separately; apart2[to] split up; go separately3[to] be separate; divergeครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
We're paying separately.
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There weren't enough seats together on the plane, so we had to sit separately.
คุณควรkun kuuanเก็บgèpยาyaaชนิดchà-nítนี้néeไว้wáiแยกกันyâek ganกับgàpยาyaaอื่นๆèun èunเพื่อpêuuaป้องกันbpông ganการgaanหยิบyìpผิดpìt
You should keep this type of medicine separate from other medicines to prevent mix-ups.
2VerbB1
[to] split up; go separately
For people to part ways or do something each on their own.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningมาด้วยกันmaa dûuai ganมาด้วยกันmaa dûuai gan[to] come with [sb]; [to] arrive togetherจนถึงjon tĕungจนถึงjon tĕung1until; up to (time/point)2as far as; all the way to (place/extent)สี่แยกsèe yâekสี่แยกsèe yâekintersection; crossroads (four-way)แล้วก็láeo gâwแล้วก็láeo gâw1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)แยกกันyâek ganแยกกันyâek gan1separately; apart2[to] split up; go separately3[to] be separate; divergeตรงนั้นdtrong nánตรงนั้นdtrong nán1there; at that spot2that place3that … there (post-nominal)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
We walked together to the intersection, and then we parted ways there.
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After the concert finished, everyone parted ways to go home.
โปรเจกต์bproh-jèkนี้néeเราraoมาmaaแบ่งbàengงานngaanแล้วláeoแยกกันyâek ganไปbpaiทำtamดีกว่าdee gwàaจะได้jà dâaiเสร็จsètเร็วขึ้นreo kêun
For this project, let's divide the work and do it separately; it'll get done faster that way.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaเราraoจะjàเคยkoeiเป็นbpenเพื่อนสนิทpêuuan sà-nìtกันganแต่dtàeเส้นทางชีวิตsên taang chee-wítที่têeแตกต่างdtàek dtàangก็gâwทำtamให้hâiเราraoต้องdtôngแยกกันyâek ganไปbpaiในที่สุดnai têe sùt
Although we were once close friends, our different life paths caused us to eventually go our separate ways.
3VerbB1
[to] be separate; diverge
For things to be apart from one another or to go in different directions instead of joining together.
Examples
ถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; streetสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondสายsăaiสายsăai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamsนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แยกกันyâek ganแยกกันyâek gan1separately; apart2[to] split up; go separately3[to] be separate; divergeตรงหน้าdtrong nâaตรงหน้าdtrong nâa1right in front; right before one's eyes2in front of [sb/sth]วัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assess
These two roads diverge in front of the temple.
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พอporเลยloieสถานีsà-tăa-neeนี้néeไปbpaiทางรถไฟtaang rót faiสองsŏngสายsăaiก็gâwแยกกันyâek ganไปbpaiคนละkon-láทิศtít
Beyond this station, the two railway lines diverge in different directions.
แม่เหล็กmâe lèkสองsŏngชิ้นนี้chín néeติดกันdtìt ganแน่นnâenมากmâakต้องdtôngออกแรงòk raengดึงdeungถึงจะtĕung jàแยกกันyâek ganได้dâi
These two magnets are stuck together very firmly; it takes a strong pull to get them apart.
เมื่อmêuuaแผ่นเปลือกโลกpàen bplèuuak lôhkสองsŏngแผ่นpàenค่อยkôiๆ-เคลื่อนตัวklêuuan dtuuaแยกกันyâek ganแมกmâekมาจากmaa jàakด้านล่างdâan-lâangจะjàดันdanขึ้นมาkêun maaเติมdtermช่องว่างchông wâangระหว่างrá-wàangแผ่นpàen
As two tectonic plates gradually move apart, magma from below rises to fill the gap between them.
Word Breakdown
แยกyɛ̂ɛkแยกyɛ̂ɛk1[to] separate; split; divide2junction; intersection3[to] distinguish; tell apart4separate; distinct; individual5[to] branch off[to] separate; split; dividePart 1
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กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarktogether; together withPart 2
แยกกันyâek ganแยกกันyâek ganseparately; apartseparately; apartWord