TheThai
word for colour is "see".
When
naming a colour you should say "see"
first.
For example: Red is "see daeng"
or "colour red".
If
you want to say "light pink"
you would say
"see chompoo aorn"
Light aorn
Dark gae
White kow
Beige keem
Yellow lueang
Orange som
Red daeng
Pink chom poo
Light Blue fa
Blue nam ngern
Violet muang
Green kiaw
Brown nam dtan
Grey tow
Black dam
Silver ngern
Gold tong
What colour do you like? (khoon chawp see a-rai?)
I like white. (pom chawp see kow)
The
Thai word for "I" is "pom" and
is only used by men. Women should say "chan"
among friends or "di-chan" if they want
to be more polite or formal. See Women
Speaking Thai for more information.