Thai Adjectives

Welcome to the second Thai lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Thai to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.

black สีดำ [si dam]

grey สีเทา [si thao]

white สีขาว [si khao]

blue สีน้ำเงิน [si nam ngoen]

green สีเขียว [si khiao]

yellow สีเหลือง [si lueang]

red สีแดง [si daeng]

brown สีน้ำตาล [si nam tan]

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Thai + Pronunciation
my house is white [noun + adjective] บ้านของฉันเป็นสีขาว [bankhongchanpensikhao]
your country is big [noun + adjective] ประเทศของคุณมีขนาดใหญ่ [prathetkhongkhunmiknatyai]
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] หนังสือเล่มใหม่ที่มีราคาแพง [nangsuelemmaithimirakhaphaeng]
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] เรามีความสุขที่นี่ [raomikwamsukthini]
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] เธอมีสุนัขขนาดเล็กสามตัว [thoemisunakkhanatleksamtua]
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] ภาษานี้เป็นเรื่องง่ายมาก [phasanipenrueangngaimak]
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] ฉันมีเรือนกระจกขนาดเล็ก [chanmirueankrachokkhanatlek]

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold หนาว [nao]

hot ร้อน [ron]

cloudy มืด ครึ้ม [muet khruem]

rainy ฝนตก [fon tok]

snowy หิมะ ตก [hima tok]

sunny แดดจัด [daet chat]

windy ลม พัด [lom phat]

warm อบอุ่น [opun]

Conversation in Thai

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Thai - Pronunciation
hi สวัสดี [sawat di]
how are you? สบายดีมั้ย [sabaidimai]
I'm good, thank you ฉันดีขอขอบคุณ [chandikhokhopkhun]
and you? และคุณ? [laekhun]
what is your name? ชื่อของคุณคืออะไร? [chuekhongkhunkhuearai]
my name is Maya ชื่อของฉันคือมายา [chuekhongchankhuemaya]
nice to meet you ยินดีที่ได้พบคุณ [yin di thi dai phop khun]

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