Describing things
Colours ม่วง mûang
purple adjective
- mûang falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
ม่วงmûang is purple, with a falling tone, and it's Saturday's colour in the Thai colours of the week. The fruit มะม่วงmá-mûang, mango, ends in the same syllable, so say สีม่วงsǐi mûang with the สีsǐi to make it clear you mean the colour. Lilac is ม่วงอ่อนmûang àwn, light purple.
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:
- moung
- mooang
- si muang
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