Colors

1. แดง

   Daeng

   Red

   Usage

   Add "สี (si)" before any color for emphasis: "si daeng" = (the color) red

   Grammar Note

   Colors follow the noun: "suea daeng" = red shirt. To ask the color: "si arai?" = What color?

2. ส้ม

   Sôm

   Orange

   Usage

   "Som" means both the fruit and the color orange. Say "si som" when you mean the color

3. เหลือง

   Lǔeang

   Yellow

   Usage

   Yellow is Monday's color in Thai culture and also associated with the monarchy

4. เขียว

   Khǐao

   Green

   Usage

   Covers all shades of green. "Khiao khachi" describes lush, vivid green

5. น้ำเงิน

   Nám ngoen

   Dark blue / Navy

   Usage

   Thai distinguishes two blues: "nam ngern" (dark blue/navy) and "faa" (sky blue/light blue)

   Grammar Note

   Literally "silver water" — originally described a silver-like hue, now means dark blue/navy

6. ฟ้า

   Fáa

   Sky blue / Light blue

   Usage

   "Faa" also means "sky" — "thong faa" = the sky. Light, sky-blue hue

7. ม่วง

   Mûang

   Purple

8. ชมพู

   Chom-phu

   Pink

   Usage

   "Chomphu" comes from the rose apple fruit — that's where this Thai word for pink originated

9. น้ำตาล

   Nám tan

   Brown

   Usage

   Literally "sugar water" — named after the brown color of sugar. Also the word for sugar itself

10. ขาว

    Khǎo

    White

    Usage

    "Khao" (white) sounds like "khao" (rice) — they differ in tone, so context matters

11. ดำ

    Dam

    Black

12. เทา

    Thao

    Gray

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