“Glasses” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages
In Japanese, “glasses” is 眼鏡 (megane). In Chinese it is 眼镜 (yǎn jìng).
Japanese
眼鏡
めがね · megane
私の眼鏡はテーブルの上にあります。
My glasses are on the table.
Chinese (Simplified)
眼镜
yǎn jìng
我的眼镜在桌子上。
My glasses are on the table.
Chinese counts it with the measure word 副: 一副眼镜 means “one glasses”.
“Glasses” 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 | 眼鏡 めがね · megane | 私の眼鏡はテーブルの上にあります。 |
| English | glasses /ˈɡlæsɪz/ | My glasses are on the table. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 眼镜 yǎn jìng | 我的眼镜在桌子上。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 眼鏡 yǎn jìng | 我的眼鏡在桌子上。 |
| Korean | 안경 | 제 안경은 테이블 위에 있어요. |
| Spanish | gafas | Mis gafas están en la mesa. |
| French | lunettes | Mes lunettes sont sur la table. |
| German | Brille | Meine Brille liegt auf dem Tisch. |
| Italian | occhiali | I miei occhiali sono sul tavolo. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | óculos | Meus óculos estão na mesa. |
| Russian | очки | Мои очки лежат на столе. |
| Arabic | نظارة | نظارتي على الطاولة. |
| Hindi | चश्मा | मेरा चश्मा मेज़ पर है। |
| Indonesian | kacamata | Kacamata saya ada di atas meja. |
| Vietnamese | kính mắt | Kính mắt của tôi ở trên bàn. |
| Thai | แว่นตา | แว่นตาของฉันอยู่บนโต๊ะ |
| Turkish | gözlük | Gözlüğüm masanın üstünde. |
| Dutch | bril | Mijn bril ligt op tafel. |
| Swedish | glasögon | Mina glasögon ligger på bordet. |
| Polish | okulary | Moje okulary leżą na stole. |