นอกลู่นอกทาง(nôk lôo nôk taang)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

out of line; improper

Not following accepted rules or the proper way; out of line or improper.

Examples

พ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsเป็นห่วงbpen hùuangเป็นห่วงbpen hùuang[to] worry about [sb/sth]; be concerned for [sb/sth]ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeลูกชายlôok chaaiลูกชายlôok chaaison; male childจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ทำตัวtam dtuuaทำตัวtam dtuua1[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneself2[to] act like; present oneself as; make oneself out to beนอกลู่นอกทางnôk lôo nôk taangนอกลู่นอกทางnôk lôo nôk taang1out of line; improper2off-topic; off trackเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)ไปเรียนbpai rianไปเรียนbpai rian[to] go to study; [to] go to schoolต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpBangkok (capital of Thailand)
The parents are worried that their son will act out of line when he goes to study in Bangkok.
2AdverbB2

off-topic; off track

In a way that strays from the main subject or correct course; digressively.

Examples

เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]ประชุมbprà-chumประชุมbprà-chum1meeting; conference2[to] meet; hold a meeting3assembly; councilกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkทีไรtee raiทีไรtee raiwhenever; every time (that)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutนอกลู่นอกทางnôk lôo nôk taangนอกลู่นอกทางnôk lôo nôk taang1out of line; improper2off-topic; off trackตลอดdtà-lòtตลอดdtà-lòt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)3always; all the timeเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
Whenever we have a meeting, he always likes to go off on a tangent.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

นอกnôkนอกnôk1except; other than2foreign; external; outside3outside; outdoors4outside; outer; externalPart 1
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ลู่lôoลู่lôo1lane; track (athletics)2[to] bend/streamline; lie flat with the flowPart 2
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นอกnôkนอกnôk1except; other than2foreign; external; outside3outside; outdoors4outside; outer; externalPart 3
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ทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; pathPart 4
นอกลู่นอกทางnôk lôo nôk taangนอกลู่นอกทางnôk lôo nôk taangout of line; improper