“Banana” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages
In Japanese, “banana” is バナナ (banana). In Chinese it is 香蕉 (xiāng jiāo).
Japanese
バナナ
banana
バナナは黄色です。
The banana is yellow.
Chinese (Simplified)
香蕉
xiāng jiāo
香蕉是黄色的。
The banana is yellow.
Chinese counts it with the measure word 根: 一根香蕉 means “one banana”.
“Banana” in 20 languages
The word and an example sentence in each language. The speaker buttons read them aloud with your browser’s voice.
| Language | Word | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | バナナ banana | バナナは黄色です。 |
| English | banana /bəˈnænə/ | The banana is yellow. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 香蕉 xiāng jiāo | 香蕉是黄色的。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 香蕉 xiāng jiāo | 香蕉是黃色的。 |
| Korean | 바나나 | 바나나는 노란색이에요. |
| Spanish | plátano | El plátano es amarillo. |
| French | banane | La banane est jaune. |
| German | Banane | Die Banane ist gelb. |
| Italian | banana | La banana è gialla. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | banana | A banana é amarela. |
| Russian | банан | Банан жёлтый. |
| Arabic | موزة | الموزة صفراء. |
| Hindi | केला | केला पीला है। |
| Indonesian | pisang | Pisangnya kuning. |
| Vietnamese | chuối | Quả chuối màu vàng. |
| Thai | กล้วย | กล้วยสีเหลือง |
| Turkish | muz | Muz sarı. |
| Dutch | banaan | De banaan is geel. |
| Swedish | banan | Bananen är gul. |
| Polish | banan | Banan jest żółty. |
