ไม่อ้อมค้อม(mâi ôm kóm)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

direct; straightforward

direct and straightforward (especially in speech); blunt; not beating around the bush.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleไม่อ้อมค้อมmâi ôm kómไม่อ้อมค้อมmâi ôm kóm1direct; straightforward2directly; bluntly; without beating around the bush
He is a straightforward person.
2AdverbB1

directly; bluntly; without beating around the bush

in a direct, straightforward way, especially in speech; bluntly and without beating around the bush.

Examples

ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerตรงๆdtrong dtrongตรงๆdtrong dtrong1straight; directly2frankly; bluntly3straightforward; frankไม่อ้อมค้อมmâi ôm kómไม่อ้อมค้อมmâi ôm kóm1direct; straightforward2directly; bluntly; without beating around the bushได้ไหมdâi măiได้ไหมdâi măi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
Can you please speak directly, without beating around the bush?

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)Part 1
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อ้อมค้อมôm-kómอ้อมค้อมôm-kóm1indirect; roundabout2[to] speak indirectly; beat around the bushPart 2
ไม่อ้อมค้อมmâi ôm kómไม่อ้อมค้อมmâi ôm kómdirect; straightforward