help together
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It means that several people help or work together toward the same goal.
help together、work together、cooperate、help one another
This is used when more than one person helps, cooperates, or does something together, often for a shared purpose.
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เราต้องช่วยกันทำงานนี้ raw tɔ̂ŋ chûay kan tham ŋaan níi We have to work together on this job. เราต้องช่วยกันทำงานนี้ details
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ช่วยกันเก็บห้องหน่อย chûay kan kèp hɔ̂ŋ nɔ̀ɔy Please help clean up the room together. ช่วยกันเก็บห้องหน่อย details
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ทุกคนช่วยกันคิด thúk khon chûay kan khít Everyone thinks it through together. ทุกคนช่วยกันคิด details
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ครอบครัวเราช่วยกันเสมอ khrɔ̂ɔpkhrua raw chûay kan samə̌ə Our family always helps one another. ครอบครัวเราช่วยกันเสมอ details
Learning notes
Explanation
ช่วย means “help,” and กัน adds the idea of doing something together or with one another. So ช่วยกัน is not just one person helping someone else; it suggests multiple people contributing toward the same purpose. It is often used as ช่วยกัน + verb, such as ช่วยกันหา “look for it together,” ช่วยกันคิด “think together,” and ช่วยกันรักษาความสะอาด “help keep things clean.” It is natural in both everyday speech and general writing.
Usage
It is commonly used when asking or describing people doing something together at home, school, work, or among friends. It fits cleaning, organizing, dividing work, solving problems, searching for something, and public calls for shared action.
Caution
It normally requires more than one participant. ฉันช่วยเขา means “I help him,” but ฉันช่วยกันเขา is not correct. To say “he and I do it together,” use a plural subject such as ฉันกับเขาช่วยกัน...