“Fork” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages
In Japanese, “fork” is フォーク (fōku). In Chinese it is 叉子 (chā zi).
Japanese
フォーク
fōku
フォークはお皿の横にあります。
The fork is next to the plate.
Chinese (Simplified)
叉子
chā zi
叉子在盘子旁边。
The fork is next to the plate.
Chinese counts it with the measure word 把: 一把叉子 means “one fork”.
“Fork” 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 | フォーク fōku | フォークはお皿の横にあります。 |
| English | fork /fɔːrk/ | The fork is next to the plate. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 叉子 chā zi | 叉子在盘子旁边。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 叉子 chā zi | 叉子在盤子旁邊。 |
| Korean | 포크 | 포크는 접시 옆에 있어요. |
| Spanish | tenedor | El tenedor está al lado del plato. |
| French | fourchette | La fourchette est à côté de l'assiette. |
| German | Gabel | Die Gabel liegt neben dem Teller. |
| Italian | forchetta | La forchetta è accanto al piatto. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | garfo | O garfo está ao lado do prato. |
| Russian | вилка | Вилка лежит рядом с тарелкой. |
| Arabic | شوكة | الشوكة بجانب الطبق. |
| Hindi | काँटा | काँटा प्लेट के पास है। |
| Indonesian | garpu | Garpu ada di samping piring. |
| Vietnamese | nĩa | Cái nĩa ở bên cạnh cái đĩa. |
| Thai | ส้อม | ส้อมอยู่ข้างจาน |
| Turkish | çatal | Çatal tabağın yanında. |
| Dutch | vork | De vork ligt naast het bord. |
| Swedish | gaffel | Gaffeln ligger bredvid tallriken. |
| Polish | widelec | Widelec leży obok talerza. |
