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Grey in Thai

“Grey” in Thai is เทาtao.

เทา tao

grey, gray adjective

  • tao mid
  • Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

How to use it

เทาtao is grey, said flat and mid. Grey hair has its own word, หงอกngàwk: ผมหงอกpǒm ngàwk. The same sound with other tones means something else: falling เท่าtâo is "as much as", as in เท่าไหร่tâo-rài, how much, and high เท้าtáao is a foot.

Don't mix it up

  • เท้าtáao

    foot, feet

    High tone, said long: a foot.

  • เท่าtâo

    as much as, equal

    Falling tone: as much as, equal.

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:

  • thao
  • tow
  • si tao

More describing things in Thai

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  • ดี dii Good
  • ไม่ดี mâi dii Bad

    bad, not good

  • ดีกว่า dii gwàa Better
  • ดีที่สุด dii tîi-sùt Best

    the best

  • ชอบที่สุด châwp tîi-sùt Favourite

    favourite (literally 'like the most')

  • สุดยอด sùt-yâwt Awesome

    awesome, amazing, the best

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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