Likewise in Thai

“Likewise” in Thai is เช่นเดียวกันchên diaw-gan.

เช่นเดียวกัน chên diaw-gan

likewise, similarly; you too adverb formal

chên falling
diaw mid
gan mid

Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

How to use it

เช่นเดียวกันchên diaw-gan, "in the very same way", means "likewise, similarly". As a reply it returns a greeting or a wish: nice to meet you too. เช่นเดียวกับchên diaw-gàp + a noun is "just like …", and the shorter เช่นกันchên gan works the same way.

In conversation Thais say เหมือนกันmǔean-gan: ขอบคุณเหมือนกันkàwp-kun mǔean-gan, thank you too.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

chen diao kan
chen diew gan
chen dieow kan
chen kan

More formal words in Thai

All formal words

การ gaan Kaan (prefix)
-ing, -tion: turns a verb into a noun (the act of …)
ความ kwaam Kwaam (prefix)
-ness (turns a verb or adjective into a noun)
ผู้ pûu Phu (prefix)
person (who …): makes words for people, like -er
นัก nák Nak (prefix)
-er, -ist: someone who does it (as a job or a passion)
ซึ่ง sûeng Who, which (formal)
which, who (adds information; formal, written)
เมื่อ mûea When (formal)
when, once (formal)

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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