พูดอ้อมค้อม(pôot ôm kóm)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] speak indirectly; be roundabout

to talk in a circuitous or indirect way, often out of politeness or to soften a message

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyบอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)ความจริงkwaam jingความจริงkwaam jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)พูดอ้อมค้อมpôot ôm kómพูดอ้อมค้อมpôot ôm kóm1[to] speak indirectly; be roundabout2[to] be evasive; beat around the bushไปเรื่อยๆbpai rêuuai rêuuaiไปเรื่อยๆbpai rêuuai rêuuai1[to] keep going; continue steadily2casually; without a fixed plan3so-so; just getting by (colloquial)
He didn't dare tell the truth, so he just kept beating around the bush.
2VerbB2

[to] be evasive; beat around the bush

to avoid giving a clear or direct answer

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ถามtăamถามtăam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] question; interrogate3[to] ask about; consultเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตรงๆdtrong dtrongตรงๆdtrong dtrong1straight; directly2frankly; bluntly3straightforward; frankว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไหมmăiไหมmăi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silkแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเอาแต่ao dtàeเอาแต่ao dtàe1only; nothing but2self-willed; selfish (in compounds)พูดอ้อมค้อมpôot ôm kómพูดอ้อมค้อมpôot ôm kóm1[to] speak indirectly; be roundabout2[to] be evasive; beat around the bushไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ตอบdtòpตอบdtòp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3answer; response4sunken; hollow (of cheeks/abdomen)
I asked him directly if he would go with us, but he just kept beating around the bush and wouldn't answer.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutPart 1
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อ้อมค้อมôm-kómอ้อมค้อมôm-kóm1indirect; roundabout2[to] speak indirectly; beat around the bushPart 2
พูดอ้อมค้อมpôot ôm kómพูดอ้อมค้อมpôot ôm kóm[to] speak indirectly; be roundabout