“Coffee” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages
In Japanese, “coffee” is コーヒー (kōhī). In Chinese it is 咖啡 (kā fēi).
Japanese
コーヒー
kōhī
このコーヒーは熱いです。
This coffee is hot.
Chinese (Simplified)
咖啡
kā fēi
这杯咖啡很烫。
This coffee is hot.
Chinese counts it with the measure word 杯: 一杯咖啡 means “one coffee”.
“Coffee” 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 | コーヒー kōhī | このコーヒーは熱いです。 |
| English | coffee /ˈkɔːfi/ | This coffee is hot. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 咖啡 kā fēi | 这杯咖啡很烫。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 咖啡 kā fēi | 這杯咖啡很燙。 |
| Korean | 커피 | 이 커피는 뜨거워요. |
| Spanish | café | Este café está caliente. |
| French | café | Ce café est chaud. |
| German | Kaffee | Dieser Kaffee ist heiß. |
| Italian | caffè | Questo caffè è caldo. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | café | Este café está quente. |
| Russian | кофе | Этот кофе горячий. |
| Arabic | قهوة | هذه القهوة ساخنة. |
| Hindi | कॉफ़ी | यह कॉफ़ी गरम है। |
| Indonesian | kopi | Kopi ini panas. |
| Vietnamese | cà phê | Cà phê này nóng. |
| Thai | กาแฟ | กาแฟแก้วนี้ร้อน |
| Turkish | kahve | Bu kahve sıcak. |
| Dutch | koffie | Deze koffie is heet. |
| Swedish | kaffe | Det här kaffet är varmt. |
| Polish | kawa | Ta kawa jest gorąca. |
