Describing things มืด mûuet
dark (no light) adjective
- mûuet falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
เข้ม kêm
dark, deep (a colour); strong (coffee, a flavour) adjective
- kêm falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
มืดmûuet is dark as in no light: a street at night, a power cut, and มืดแล้วmûuet láew, it's got dark, time to head home. For colours Thai uses เข้มkêm, strong: สีเขียวเข้มsǐi kǐaw kêm is dark green, and the same word makes coffee strong. A light shade is อ่อนàwn.
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:
- muet
- meud
- mued
- khem
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