“Cat” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages
In Japanese, “cat” is 猫 (neko). In Chinese it is 猫 (māo).
Japanese
猫
ねこ · neko
猫が寝ています。
The cat is sleeping.
Chinese (Simplified)
猫
māo
猫在睡觉。
The cat is sleeping.
Chinese counts it with the measure word 只: 一只猫 means “one cat”.
“Cat” 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 | 猫 ねこ · neko | 猫が寝ています。 |
| English | cat /kæt/ | The cat is sleeping. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 猫 māo | 猫在睡觉。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 貓 māo | 貓在睡覺。 |
| Korean | 고양이 | 고양이가 자고 있어요. |
| Spanish | gato | El gato está durmiendo. |
| French | chat | Le chat dort. |
| German | Katze | Die Katze schläft. |
| Italian | gatto | Il gatto sta dormendo. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | gato | O gato está dormindo. |
| Russian | кошка | Кошка спит. |
| Arabic | قطة | القطة نائمة. |
| Hindi | बिल्ली | बिल्ली सो रही है। |
| Indonesian | kucing | Kucing itu sedang tidur. |
| Vietnamese | mèo | Con mèo đang ngủ. |
| Thai | แมว | แมวกำลังนอนหลับ |
| Turkish | kedi | Kedi uyuyor. |
| Dutch | kat | De kat slaapt. |
| Swedish | katt | Katten sover. |
| Polish | kot | Kot śpi. |