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Thai language: Colours
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I found it easy to learn and remember colours in Thai; I hope you will too.
If you want to say “the colour black” or “the colour red” in Thai you use the word ‘see‘ (ie. see dam = black and see daeng = red).
But when you are using the colour as an adjective, you don’t need the word ’see’. For example, in English, you might say:
I like the colour red.
or
I like the red shirt.
In Thai you would say:
Pom chawb see daeng.
or
Pom chawb seua daeng.
Note that in English grammar we use adjective + noun (red shirt), but in Thai grammar we use noun + adjective (seua daeng). This is always true in Thai. It takes a little getting used to, but once you become accustomed to it, it feels natural when you speak the language.
So, here’s a list of some basic colours in Thai:
Dam = black
Khao = white
Khio = green
Daeng = red
Leung = yellow
Meaung = purple
Faa = sky blue
Som = orange
chumpoo = pink
Naamtaan = brown
nam-ngeun = blue
taang = gold
ngeun = silver (ngeun also means ‘money’)
dtaw = grey
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