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Thai Colors & Shapes Vocabulary

Here are Thai words for colors & shapes to start with: สีดำ (si dam, black), สีน้ำเงิน (si namngoen, blue), สีเขียว (si khiao, green), สีส้ม (si som, orange). Below are 48 words (A1–C2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 6 themed lists.

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Colors & Shapes Basics

A1
EnglishThaiTypeLevel
blackสีดำsi damadjA1
blueสีน้ำเงินsi namngoenadjA1
greenสีเขียวsi khiaoadjA1
orangeสีส้มsi somadjA1
purpleสีม่วงsi muangadjA1
redสีแดงsi daengadjA1
whiteสีขาวsi khaoadjA1
yellowสีเหลืองsi lueangadjA1

Colors & Shapes Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishThaiTypeLevel
brightจ้าchaadjA1
brownสีน้ำตาลsi namtanadjA1
pinkสีชมพูsi chomphuadjA1
colorfulมีสีสันmi sisanadjA2
amberสีอำพันsi amphanadjB1
crimsonสีแดงเข้มsi daeng khemadjB1
emeraldสีมรกตsi morakotadjB1
ivoryสีงาช้างsi nga changadjB1

Colors & Shapes Advanced

A2–C2
EnglishThaiTypeLevel
shadeเฉดสีchet sinounA2
toneโทนสีthon sinounA2
pastelพาสเทลphasteladjB2
opaqueทึบแสงthuep saengadjC1
pigmentเม็ดสีmet sinounC1
vibrantสดใสsotsaiadjC1
chromaticเกี่ยวกับสีkiao kap siadjC2
spectrumสเปกตรัมsapektramnounC2

Color Theory

B1–B2
EnglishThaiTypeLevel
cool colorสีเย็นsi yennounB1
primary colorสีหลักsi laknounB1
secondary colorสีรองsi rongnounB1
warm colorสีอบอุ่นsi opunnounB1
complementaryสีคู่ตรงข้ามsi khu trongkhamadjB2
dyeสีย้อมsi yomnounB2
hueสีแท้si thaenounB2
tintสีอ่อนsi onnounB2

The rest of this pack is in the app

Extended Colors

B1–B2
EnglishThaiTypeLevel
bronzeสีบรอนซ์si bronadjB1
indigoสีครามsi khramadjB1
lavenderสีลาเวนเดอร์si lawendoeadjB1
tealสีเขียวอมฟ้าsi khiao om faadjB1
khakiกากีkakiadjB2
oliveสีเขียวมะกอกsi khiao makokadjB2
scarletสีแดงสดsi daeng sotadjB2
tanสีแทนsi thaenadjB2

More from this pack waits in the app

Shapes & Geometry

B1
EnglishThaiTypeLevel
diagonalเส้นทแยงมุมsen thayaeng mumnounB1
ellipseวงรีwong rinounB1
hexagonหกเหลี่ยมhok liamnounB1
octagonแปดเหลี่ยมpaet liamnounB1
perpendicularตั้งฉากtang chakadjB1
polygonรูปหลายเหลี่ยมrup lai liamnounB1
prismปริซึมprisumnounB1
sphereทรงกลมsongklomnounB1

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A sample of the A1–C2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C2 words for colors & shapes. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Thai words should I learn for colors & shapes?

You could start with words like สีดำ (si dam, black), สีน้ำเงิน (si namngoen, blue), สีเขียว (si khiao, green), สีส้ม (si som, orange). This page lists 48 Thai words for colors & shapes (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Thai words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Thai words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

More Thai word lists