Adjectives always follow the noun that they are describing, as in these examples.
dtóe lék
small table
soo-faa yaao
long sofa
mêed khom
sharp knife
gaa-dtôm-nám-ráwn nàk
heavy kettle
aa-hăan ráwn
hot food
sêuua yêuud gào
old T-shirt
grà-bproong sân
short skirt
aae yen
cold air-con
meuu-thĕuu mài
new mobile phone
bprà-dtuu gwâang
wide door
nâa-dtàang sŭung
tall window
And you can use more than one adjective with a noun, like this …
ród-maw-dter-sai sěe daaeng, sòk-gà-bpròk
dirty, red motorcycle
There’s an exercise below after the videos.
Exercise 13
| 1 | a big chair | 2 | a full glass |
| 3 | light blue denim jeans | 4 | a new tablet |
| 5 | a tall door | 6 | a wide wardrobe |
| 7 | a dirty fork and spoon | 8 | a big hat |
| 9 | a small fan | 10 | a clean window |
| 11 | a long sofa | 12 | a black kettle |
| 13 | a yellow skirt | 14 | a fast computer¹ |
| 15 | a long table | 16 | a hot plate |
| 17 | an old shirt | 18 | a small mobile phone |
| 19 | a dark blue fridge | 20 | cold food |
| 21 | a dirty T-shirt | 22 | a slow car¹ |
| 23 | cold water | 24 | a heavy handbag |
| 25 | a small remote | 26 | an empty cup |
| 27 | a pointed umbrella | 28 | a clean, new motorcycle |
| 29 | a red microwave | 30 | a light notebook |
| 31 | a sharp knife | 32 | grey shorts |
1 ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ are from the Greetings & Small Talk lesson
Scroll down for the answers …
| 1 | gâo-êe yài | 2 | gâeo dtem |
| 3 | gaang gaeng yeen sěe fáa | 4 | théb-léd mài |
| 5 | bprà-dtuu sŭung | 6 | dtûu sêuua phâa gwâang |
| 7 | sâwm láe cháwn sòk-gà-bpròk | 8 | mùuak yài |
| 9 | phád-lom lék | 10 | nâa-dtàang sà-àad |
| 11 | soo-faa yaao | 12 | gaa-dtôm-nám-ráwn sěe dam |
| 13 | grà-bproong sěe lěuuang | 14 | khawm-piw-dtér rew |
| 15 | dtóe yaao | 16 | jaan ráwn |
| 17 | sêuua gào | 18 | meuu-thĕuu lék |
| 19 | dtûu-yen sěe nám-ngern | 20 | aa-hăan yen |
| 21 | sêuua yêuud sòk-gà-bpròk | 22 | ród-yon cháa |
| 23 | nám yen | 24 | grà-bpăo nàk |
| 25 | ree-mòed lék | 26 | thûuai bplào |
| 27 | rôm lăaem | 28 | ród-maw-dter-sai sà-àad mài |
| 29 | mai-khroo-waep sěe daaeng | 30 | nóed-búk bao |
| 31 | mêed khom | 32 | gaang gaeng khăa sân sěe thao |