Describing things สว่าง sà-wàang
bright, light, well-lit adjective
- sà low
- wàang low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
สว่างsà-wàang is bright with light: a sunny room, a well-lit street, the sky at dawn. A bright, vivid colour is สีสดsǐi sòt, "fresh colour", and a pale one สีอ่อนsǐi àwn. A bright student is ฉลาดchà-làat, clever. The opposite of สว่างsà-wàang is มืดmûuet, dark.
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:
- sawang
- sa wang
- sa-wang
- sawarng
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