Colours สีเบจ sǐi bèet
beige adjective
- sǐi rising
- bèet low
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
สีครีม sǐi kriim
cream, off-white adjective
- sǐi rising
- kriim mid
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
How to use it
สีเบจsǐi bèet is the English beige, said with a low tone, and it's what fashion and furniture shops write. In everyday talk many Thais call any warm off-white สีครีมsǐi kriim, cream colour. Ivory is สีงาช้างsǐi ngaa cháang, "elephant tusk colour".
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- si bet
- see bate
- si kreem
- si khrim
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