ทางอ้อม(taang ôm)

Meanings

1AdverbB1

indirectly

In a way that is not direct or straightforward.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himบอกรักbòk rákบอกรักbòk rák[to] tell [sb] you love themฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ทางอ้อมtaang ômทางอ้อมtaang ôm1indirect2indirect way; roundabout route3indirectly
He told me he loved me in an indirect way.
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เธอterชอบchôpพูดจาpôot jaaทางอ้อมtaang ômทำให้tam hâiฉันchănไม่mâiเข้าใจว่าkâo jai wâaเธอterต้องการdtông gaanอะไรกันà-rai ganแน่nâe
She likes to speak indirectly, which makes it hard for me to understand what she really wants.
หัวหน้าhŭua nâaตำหนิdtam-nìผมpŏmทางอ้อมtaang ômโดยdoiการชมgaan chomเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanคนอื่นkon èun
My boss criticized me indirectly by praising other colleagues.
นโยบายná-yoh-baaiภาษีpaa-sĕeใหม่màiนี้néeส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng pŏn grà-tóp dtòrค่าครองชีพkâa krong chêepของkŏngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonทางอ้อมtaang ôm
This new tax policy indirectly affects the cost of living for the public.
2NounB1

indirect way; roundabout route

A way that is not the most direct; a roundabout route or method.

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1nowadays; at present2today; this day3today (time of speech)รถติดrót dtìtรถติดrót dtìt1[to] have heavy traffic; be congested2traffic jam; congestionมากmâakมากmâak1many; numerous2very; extremely3much; a lot; greatlyผมpŏmผมpŏm1hair (on the head)2I; me (male speaker, polite)เลยloieเลยloie1[to] pass; go beyond; exceed2at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)3so; thus; then (immediate result)4completely; absolutely (emphasis)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; bound to2must; have toมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทางอ้อมtaang ômทางอ้อมtaang ôm1indirect2indirect way; roundabout route3indirectly
The traffic was very bad today, so I had to take a roundabout route.
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เราraoต้องdtôngขับรถkàp rótไปbpaiทางอ้อมtaang ômเพราะpráwถนนสายหลักtà-nŏn săai làkกำลังgam-langซ่อมsômอยู่yòo
We have to drive a roundabout route because the main road is under construction.
ทำไมtam maiเธอterถึงtĕungเลือกlêuuakมาmaaทางอ้อมtaang ômล่ะlâมันmanไกลglaiกว่าgwàaตั้งdtângเยอะyéh
Why did you choose to take the roundabout route? It's so much farther.
แม้máeจะต้องjà dtôngเดินทางdern taangเป็นbpenทางอ้อมtaang ômผ่านpàanหมู่บ้านmòo bâanเล็กๆlék lékแต่dtàeเราraoก็gâwได้เห็นdâai hĕnวิวwiuที่สวยงามtêe sŭuai ngaamซึ่งsêungหาดูhăa dooไม่ได้mâi dâaiจากjàakเส้นทางsên taangปกติbpòk-gà-dtì
Even though we had to travel a roundabout route through small villages, we got to see beautiful views that can't be seen from the main route.
3AdjectiveB1

indirect

Not direct; roundabout in manner, route, or approach.

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; bound to2must; have toขับรถkàp rótขับรถkàp rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)ไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)ทางอ้อมtaang ômทางอ้อมtaang ôm1indirect2indirect way; roundabout route3indirectlyเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because of; due to2because3melodious; pleasant-soundingถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; streetข้างหน้าkâang nâaข้างหน้าkâang nâa1ahead; in front2the future; time ahead3in front of [sb]/[sth]4the front; the area aheadปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] block; conceal; suppress; withhold2[to] cover; seal3closed; shut; not open4[to] turn off; switch off5[to] close; shutซ่อมsômซ่อมsôm[to] repair; fix
We have to take a roundabout route because the road ahead is closed for repairs.
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เขาkăoไม่เคยmâi koieชมchomฉันchănตรงๆdtrong dtrongแต่dtàeจะjàใช้cháiวิธีwí-teeชมchomทางอ้อมtaang ômผ่านpàanคนอื่นkon èunเสมอsà-mĕr
He never praises me directly, but always uses an indirect method of praising me through other people.
การgaanบอกbòkข่าวร้ายkàao ráaiทางอ้อมtaang ômอาจจะàat jàช่วยให้chûuai hâiผู้ฟังpôo fangเตรียมใจdtriiam jaiได้dâiดีกว่าdee gwàa
Breaking bad news in a roundabout way might help the listener prepare themselves better.
นโยบายเศรษฐกิจná-yoh-baai sàyt-tà-gìtใหม่màiนี้néeส่งผลกระทบsòng pŏn grà-tópทางอ้อมtaang ômต่อdtòคุณภาพชีวิตkun-ná-pâap chee-wítของkŏngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonในวงกว้างnai wong gwâang
This new economic policy has a broad, indirect impact on the quality of life of the general public.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ทางtaangทางtaang1classifier: roads/routes/ways2direction; side3method; means; manner4way; route; road; path5by; via; through (means or channel)6side/party (institutional)Part 1
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อ้อมômอ้อมôm1[to] go around; detour2indirect; roundaboutPart 2
ทางอ้อมtaang ômทางอ้อมtaang ômindirectly