“Leaf” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages
In Japanese, “leaf” is 葉 (ha). In Chinese it is 树叶 (shù yè).
Japanese
葉
は · ha
葉が黄色くなっています。
The leaf is turning yellow.
Chinese (Simplified)
树叶
shù yè
这片树叶正在变黄。
The leaf is turning yellow.
Chinese counts it with the measure word 片: 一片树叶 means “one leaf”.
“Leaf” 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 | 葉 は · ha | 葉が黄色くなっています。 |
| English | leaf /liːf/ | The leaf is turning yellow. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 树叶 shù yè | 这片树叶正在变黄。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 葉子 yè zi | 這片葉子正在變黃。 |
| Korean | 나뭇잎 | 나뭇잎이 노랗게 변하고 있어요. |
| Spanish | hoja | La hoja se está poniendo amarilla. |
| French | feuille | La feuille jaunit. |
| German | Blatt | Das Blatt wird gelb. |
| Italian | foglia | La foglia sta diventando gialla. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | folha | A folha está ficando amarela. |
| Russian | лист | Лист желтеет. |
| Arabic | ورقة شجر | ورقة الشجر تصفرّ. |
| Hindi | पत्ता | पत्ता पीला हो रहा है। |
| Indonesian | daun | Daunnya mulai menguning. |
| Vietnamese | lá cây | Lá cây đang ngả vàng. |
| Thai | ใบไม้ | ใบไม้กำลังเปลี่ยนเป็นสีเหลือง |
| Turkish | yaprak | Yaprak sararıyor. |
| Dutch | blad | Het blad wordt geel. |
| Swedish | löv | Lövet håller på att gulna. |
| Polish | liść | Liść żółknie. |
