สีเทา
The English word gray is สีเทา in Thai.
สีเทา is used as an adjective to describe a color that is somewhere between white and black, similar to the color of cinders.
Meaning: of a color somewhere between white and black, like cinders (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The word for gray is เทา.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Thai, the word for color (สี) is typically placed before the specific color name to form the noun for that color, resulting in สีเทา (gray color).
Did you know?
- The word เทา is also the name of a common Thai fruit, the 'sandpaper fruit' or 'sandpaper tree', which has a textured skin.
- In Thai, if you want to say 'gray hair', you do not use สีเทา (gray color) but instead use ผมหงอก, which refers more to the whiteness of the hair.
- The term สีเทา is used in slang to refer to the 'gray economy' or activities that are not strictly legal.
Examples in context
- ตู้เสื้อผ้านักเรียนมีเสื้อสีเทาอยู่เยอะเลยThe students' wardrobe has many gray shirts.
- ท้องฟ้าเป็นสีเทาเพราะฝนกำลังจะตกthong fa pen si thao phro fon kam lang cha tokThe sky is gray because it is about to rain.
- ฉันชอบเสื้อยืดสีเทาตัวนี้chan chop suea yuet si thao tua niI like this gray t-shirt.
- รถคันใหม่ของเขาเป็นสีเทาrot khan mai khong khao pen si thaoHis new car is gray.
Example conversation
Sirin and Cholasit are looking at paint samples for a room.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinคุณชอบสีไหนมากกว่ากันคะkhun chop si nai mak kwa kan khaWhich color do you prefer?
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitผมชอบสีเทาครับphom chop si thao khrapI like gray.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinสีเทาดูทันสมัยดีนะsi thao du than samai di naGray looks quite modern.
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitใช่ครับ ผมว่ามันสวยดีchai khrap phom wa man suay diYes, I think it's beautiful.
