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
เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himบอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]2[to] tell; inform3[to] indicate; showฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อ้อมๆôm-ômอ้อมๆôm-ôm1indirectly; in a roundabout way2via a detour; taking a longer routeว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2[to] think; consider; deem3[to] scold; reproach; criticize4that (clause marker)เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himไม่ชอบmâi chôpไม่ชอบmâi chôp[to] dislike [sth/sb]; [to] not like [sth/sb]อาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1diet; what one eats2food; nourishment3dish; mealร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this store
He told me indirectly that he didn't like the food at this restaurant.
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ไม่ต้องmâi dtôngพูดpôotอ้อมๆôm-ômหรอกròkบอกbòkมาmaaเลยloieดีกว่าdee gwàaว่าwâaคุณkunต้องการdtông gaanอะไรà-rai
No need to speak indirectly, it's better to just tell me what you want.
เธอterปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sètเขาkăoแบบbàepอ้อมๆôm-ômเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiเขาkăoเสียความรู้สึกsĭia kwaam róo-sèuk
She rejected him indirectly so he wouldn't feel hurt.
แทนที่จะtaen têe jàพูดถึงpôot tĕungปัญหาbpan-hăaตรงๆdtrong dtrongผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanกลับglàpวิจารณ์wí-jaanผลงานpŏn ngaanของkŏngพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanแบบbàepอ้อมๆôm-ômในnaiที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chum
Instead of addressing the problem directly, the manager criticized the employee's performance indirectly in the meeting.
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] experience; undergo2[to] have; possess3there is/are; existน้ำท่วมnáam tûuamน้ำท่วมnáam tûuam1[to] flood; [to] be flooded2flood; floodingเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เลยloieเลยloie1[to] pass; go beyond; exceed2at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)3so; thus; then (immediate result)4completely; absolutely (emphasis)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; bound to2must; have toขับรถkàp rótขับรถkàp rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)อ้อมๆôm-ômอ้อมๆôm-ôm1indirectly; in a roundabout way2via a detour; taking a longer routeไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)อีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3yet; still (in comparisons/time)4else; otherทางtaangทางtaang1classifier: roads/routes/ways2direction; side3method; means; manner4way; route; road; path5by; via; through (means or channel)6side/party (institutional)
The main road is flooded, so we have to drive the long way around.
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I didn't know the way very well, so I ended up walking a long detour.
คนขับแท็กซี่kon kàp táek-sêeขับรถkàp rótอ้อมๆôm-ômเพื่อpêuuaจะได้jà dâaiเก็บgèpค่าโดยสารkâa doi-săanแพงขึ้นpaeng kêun
The taxi driver drove a roundabout route to collect a higher fare.
จีพีเอสjee pee étพาpaaเราraoขับkàpอ้อมๆôm-ômเพื่อpêuuaหลีกเลี่ยงlèek lîangรถติดrót dtìtหนักnàkบนbonทางด่วนtaang dùuan
The GPS navigated us through a roundabout route to avoid heavy traffic on the expressway.