Describing things
ColoursBlue in Thai
“Blue” in Thai is น้ำเงินnáam-ngoen; you'll also hear ฟ้าfáa (light blue).
blue, dark blue, navy adjective
- náam high
- ngoen mid
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
light blue, sky blue; the sky adjective
- fáa high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
You'll hear ฟ้าfáa in Lao Duang Duean (ลาวดวงเดือน).
How to use it
Thai has two blues. น้ำเงินnáam-ngoen, literally "silver water", is blue or dark blue, the blue of the Thai flag, and ฟ้าfáa, the sky, is light or sky blue. Ask for สีฟ้าsǐi fáa in a shop and you'll be shown light blue. Light blue is also Friday's colour in the Thai colours of the week.
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:
- fa
- fah
- si fa
- nam ngoen
- nam ngern
- namngoen
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