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How to say simple, understated
in Thai
เรียบง่าย
rîap-ngâai
simple, understated
rîap fallingngâai falling
Praise, not criticism. The compliment เรียบหรู means "understated and classy".
- Part of speech
- adj
In a sentence
- ดีไซน์เรียบง่ายdii-sai rîap-ngâaia simple design
From the same situation: Arts, design, architecture
- ศิลปะart
- ภาพวาดpainting, drawing
- วาดto draw, to paint (a picture)
- ระบายสีto colour in, to paint in colours
- สีน้ำwatercolour
- พู่กันpaintbrush (for art)
- จิตรกรรมpainting (the art form), murals
- จิตรกรpainter (fine art)
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