How to Say “Yellow” in Thai

สีเหลือง
si lueang
สีเหลือง (si lueang) is the Thai word for yellow.
The term is used as an adjective to describe something that has yellow as its color, and it also functions as the noun for the color yellow itself.
Meaning: having yellow as its color (adj)

Related words

How do you pronounce it?

si lueang

Did you know?

  • In Thai, the word for yellow, สีเหลือง, is part of a larger color system where colors are often associated with specific days of the week, with yellow representing Monday.
  • The word สี in สีเหลือง means 'color', but it is also a homonym for a 'saw' used in woodworking.
  • The color สีเหลือง is deeply associated with the Thai monarchy and is frequently worn by people to show loyalty and respect to the King.

Examples in context

  • กล้วยมีสีเหลือง
    Bananas are yellow.
    This sentence is useful for showing how to describe the color of an object using สีเหลือง.
    Tatoeba #7878498 by pastelite, translation #559000 by djinni74
  • ลูกบอลบางลูกเป็นสีเหลือง
    A few of the balls are yellow.
    This sentence is useful for describing the color of multiple objects using สีเหลือง.
    Tatoeba #10736655 by Somsak, translation #434140 by lukaszpp
  • ต้มยำกุ้งสีเหลืองอร่อยที่สุดจ้า
    The most delicious yellow shrimp soup!
  • ฉันต้องการสีเหลืองครับ
    I want the yellow one.
  • ดอกไม้ดอกนี้มีสีเหลือง
    dok mai dok ni mi si lueang
    This flower is yellow.

Example conversation

Thanakrit and Sirin are looking at flowers in a garden.

  1. ธนกฤต Thanakrit

    ดอกไม้นี้สีเหลืองสวยจัง
    dok mai ni si lueang suay chang
    This yellow flower is so beautiful.
  2. สิรินทร์ Sirin

    ใช่ค่ะ ฉันก็ชอบสีนี้
    chai kha chan ko chop si ni
    Yes, I like this color too.
  3. ธนกฤต Thanakrit

    คุณอยากได้สีเหลืองไหม
    khun yak dai si lueang mai
    Do you want the yellow one?
  4. สิรินทร์ Sirin

    เอาอันนั้นแหละค่ะ
    ao an nan lae kha
    I'll take that one.

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