Pink in Thai

“Pink” in Thai is ชมพูchom-puu.

ชมพู chom-puu

pink adjective

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

How to use it

ชมพูchom-puu is pink, usually with สีsǐi, colour, in front: สีชมพูsǐi chom-puu. Pink is Tuesday's colour in the Thai colours of the week. Watch the last tone: with a falling tone, ชมพู่chom-pûu is the rose apple, the crunchy, bell-shaped fruit sold at every market.

Don't mix it up

  • ชมพู่chom-pûu

    rose apple (a fruit)

    Falling tone on the last syllable: the fruit.

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:

  • chom pu
  • chompoo
  • chomphu
  • som poo

More describing things in Thai

All describing things
  • 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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