แยกกัน(yâek gan)
Meanings
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)แยกกันyâek ganแยกกันyâek gan1[to] split up; go separately2[to] live apart; be separated3separately; apartครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particle
We're paying separately.
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] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)มาด้วยกันmaa dûuai ganมาด้วยกันmaa dûuai gan[to] come with [sb]; [to] arrive togetherจนถึงjon tĕungจนถึงjon tĕung1as far as; all the way to (place/extent)2until; up to (time/point)สี่แยกsèe yâekสี่แยกsèe yâekintersection; crossroads (four-way)แล้วก็láeo gâwแล้วก็láeo gâw1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)แยกกันyâek ganแยกกันyâek gan1[to] split up; go separately2[to] live apart; be separated3separately; apartตรงนั้นdtrong nánตรงนั้นdtrong nán1there; at that spot2that place3that … there (post-nominal)ครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particle
We walked together to the intersection, and then we parted ways there.
3VerbB2
[to] live apart; be separated
For a couple (esp. spouses/partners) to live separately without necessarily divorcing (แยกกันอยู่แยกกันอยู่yâek gan yòo[to] be separated (of a couple)).
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only now3only/merely (just now starting)รู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] know how (to do)3[to] feel; sense; perceive4be acquainted with (someone/thing)5[to] realize; find out; learnว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineแยกกันอยู่yâek gan yòoแยกกันอยู่yâek gan yòo[to] be separated (of a couple)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)สามีsăa-meeสามีsăa-meehusband (formal/neutral)มาหลายเดือนmaa lăai deuuanมาหลายเดือนmaa lăai deuuanfor many monthsแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
I just found out that my colleague has been living separately from her husband for several months.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ออกจากกันòk jàak ganออกจากกันòk jàak gan1[to] separate [from each other]; [to] part ways2apart; separately
- [to] separate [from each other]; [to] part ways
- apart; separately
แยกทางกันyâek taang ganแยกทางกันyâek taang gan1[to] break up (relationship)2[to] go separate ways
- [to] break up (relationship)
- [to] go separate ways
ต่างหากdtàang hàakต่างหากdtàang hàak1separately; apart2actually; rather; it's X (not Y)
- separately; apart
- actually; rather; it's X (not Y)
แยกย้ายyâek yáaiแยกย้ายyâek yáaito split up; go separate ways
to split up; go separate ways
แยกทางyâek taangแยกทางyâek taang1[to] part ways [with sb]; [to] go separate ways2[of roads/paths] [to] diverge; [to] split
- [to] part ways [with sb]; [to] go separate ways
- [of roads/paths] [to] diverge; [to] split
Word Breakdown
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แยกกันyâek ganแยกกันyâek ganseparately; apart