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Black and white in Thai

“Black and white” in Thai is ขาวดำkǎao-dam.

ขาวดำ kǎao-dam

black and white (photos, films) adjective

  • kǎao rising
  • dam mid
  • Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
Parts: ขาวkǎao white ดำdam black

How to use it

Thai says it the other way round, "white-black": รูปขาวดำrûup kǎao-dam is a black-and-white photo and หนังขาวดำnǎng kǎao-dam a black-and-white film.

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:

  • khao dam
  • kao dam
  • khaodam

More colours in Thai

All colours
  • สี sǐi Colour
  • แดง daeng Red
  • เขียว kǐaw Green
  • เหลือง lǔeang Yellow
  • สีอ่อน sǐi àwn Light (colour)

    a light colour, pale colour

  • ซีด sîit Pale

    pale (a face)

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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