“Knife” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages
In Japanese, “knife” is ナイフ (naifu). In Chinese it is 刀 (dāo).
Japanese
ナイフ
naifu
ナイフに気をつけてください。
Be careful with the knife.
Chinese (Simplified)
刀
dāo
小心这把刀。
Be careful with the knife.
Chinese counts it with the measure word 把: 一把刀 means “one knife”.
“Knife” 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 | ナイフ naifu | ナイフに気をつけてください。 |
| English | knife /naɪf/ | Be careful with the knife. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 刀 dāo | 小心这把刀。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 刀 dāo | 小心這把刀。 |
| Korean | 칼 | 칼 조심하세요. |
| Spanish | cuchillo | Ten cuidado con el cuchillo. |
| French | couteau | Fais attention au couteau. |
| German | Messer | Sei vorsichtig mit dem Messer. |
| Italian | coltello | Fai attenzione al coltello. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | faca | Cuidado com a faca. |
| Russian | нож | Осторожно с ножом. |
| Arabic | سكين | انتبه من السكين. |
| Hindi | चाकू | चाकू से सावधान रहो। |
| Indonesian | pisau | Hati-hati dengan pisaunya. |
| Vietnamese | dao | Cẩn thận con dao đấy. |
| Thai | มีด | ระวังมีดนะ |
| Turkish | bıçak | Bıçağa dikkat et. |
| Dutch | mes | Wees voorzichtig met het mes. |
| Swedish | kniv | Var försiktig med kniven. |
| Polish | nóż | Uważaj na nóż. |
