คุณก็เหมือนกัน
khun ko muean kan
In Thai, "you too" is expressed as คุณก็เหมือนกัน (khun ko muean kan).
This phrase is used as a response to return a greeting or a well-wish to the other person. You can also use the word เช่นกัน on its own to mean "likewise" during casual conversation.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase คุณก็เหมือนกัน breaks down literally into คุณ (you), ก็ (also), เหมือน (like/same) and กัน (each other/together).
Which one should you use?
While คุณก็เหมือนกัน is a standard way to say you too, you can use คุณก็เช่นกัน to make the expression sound more polished. In casual settings, you might also use the informal เธอ ก็เช่นกัน or the informal คุณ ด้วยนะ.
How does it change in a sentence?
By replacing เหมือนกัน with เช่นกัน, the phrase becomes more formal. In casual speech, speakers frequently drop the subject "you" entirely and simply say เช่นกัน.
How do you pronounce it?
khun ko muean kan
Did you know?
- In Thai culture, returning a wish with คุณก็เหมือนกัน is often accompanied by a wai gesture, where the palms are pressed together. The height of the hands relative to the face changes depending on the social status of the person you are addressing.
- While คุณ is the standard word for 'you', using it too frequently in a close relationship can actually sound cold or distant. Close friends often replace คุณ with nicknames or kinship terms like พี่ (older sibling) before adding ก็เหมือนกัน.
- Thai speakers may avoid saying คุณก็เหมือนกัน if the other person is significantly older or of higher rank. In these cases, they might use a more indirect way of returning the wish to show deeper respect.
Examples in context
- ขอบคุณที่ช่วยเหลือฉันเช่นกันครับThank you for helping me too.
Example conversation
Vithawat and Nicha are saying goodbye after a friendly chat.
- วิทวัส Witthawatขอให้เป็นวันที่ดีนะkho hai pen wan thi di naHave a good day.
- ณิชา Nichaขอบคุณค่ะ คุณก็เหมือนกันนะkhop khun kha, khun ko muean kan naThank you, you too.
- วิทวัส Witthawatขอบคุณครับkhop khun khrapThank you.
- ณิชา Nichaแล้วเจอกันค่ะlaeo choe kan khaSee you later.
