อ้อมๆ(ôm-ôm)

Meanings

1AdverbB1

indirectly; in a roundabout way

in an indirect or circuitous manner, often used when speaking or acting without getting straight to the point

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)อ้อมๆôm-ômอ้อมๆôm-ôm1indirectly; in a roundabout way2via a detour; taking a longer routeว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ชอบmâi chôpไม่ชอบmâi chôp[to] dislike [sth/sb]; [to] not like [sth/sb]อาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this store
He told me indirectly that he didn't like the food at this restaurant.
2AdverbB1

via a detour; taking a longer route

by taking a longer, indirect, or circuitous route rather than the direct path

Examples

ถนนใหญ่thà-nŏn yàiถนนใหญ่thà-nŏn yàimain road; major thoroughfareมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoน้ำท่วมnáam tûuamน้ำท่วมnáam tûuam1flood; flooding2[to] flood; [to] be flooded3to be overwhelmed (fig.)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightขับรถkàp rótขับรถkàp rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)อ้อมๆôm-ômอ้อมๆôm-ôm1indirectly; in a roundabout way2via a detour; taking a longer routeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)อีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)ทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; path
The main road is flooded, so we have to drive a roundabout way.