สีชมพู
si chomphu
The English word "pink" is translated into Thai as สีชมพู (si chomphu).
สีชมพู is used as an adjective to describe a color between red and white. It can also function as a noun to refer to a pale red color.
Meaning: colored/coloured between red and white (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The word ชมพู refers to pink or rose-colored, specifically relating to the color of certain pink flowers.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
si chomphu
Did you know?
- In Thai, the term for 'pinkish' can be expressed by adding the word อม (to suck/to hold in mouth) before the color, such as อมชมพู, meaning 'having a hint of pink'.
- The color pink is culturally significant in Thailand because it is the color associated with Tuesday, one of the days in the traditional Thai weekly color cycle.
- In Thai, the word for 'pink' is not just a color, but is also the name of a fruit, the 'rose apple' (syzygium jambos).
Examples in context
- ทอมบอกว่าฉันไม่ควรใส่กระโปรงสีชมพูTom told me I shouldn't wear a pink shirt.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use สีชมพู when describing clothing.Tatoeba #3235071 by blackdogsworld, translation #3170583 by CK
- ฉันชอบดอกไม้สีชมพูมากchan chop dok mai si chom phu makI like pink flowers very much.
- เขาสั่งเสื้อเชิ้ตสีชมพูตัวใหม่khao sang suea choet si chom phu tua maiHe ordered a new pink shirt.
Example conversation
Two people are looking at clothes in a store.
- กนกวรรณ Kanokwanเสื้อตัวนี้สีชมพูสวยมากเลยsuea tua ni si-chom-phu suay mak loeiThis pink shirt is very beautiful.
- วิทวัส Witthawatแต่ฉันว่ามันสีชมพูเกินไปtae chan wa man si-chom-phu koen paiBut I think it's too pink.
- กนกวรรณ Kanokwanลองดูสีอื่นไหม วิทวัสlong du si uen mai wit-tha-watShould we look at other colors, Witthawat?
- วิทวัส Witthawatได้ครับ กนกวรรณdai krap ka-nok-wanYes, Kanokwan.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
