A substrate includes a substrate body, a first thin film pattern, a second thin film pattern and a third thin film pattern. The substrate body includes a first surface and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface. The first, second and third thin film patterns are formed on the first surface of the substrate body. The first, second and third thin film patterns include first, second and third liquid crystal of which first, second and third liquid crystal molecules are arranged in first direction in order to transmit only first, second and third lights having first, second and third wavelength and a specific polarizing axis, respectively. Therefore, parts of a substrate for a display apparatus may be reduced, so that a process of manufacturing the substrate may be simplified.