“Meat” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages
In Japanese, “meat” is 肉 (niku). In Chinese it is 肉 (ròu).
Japanese
肉
にく · niku
肉はお皿の上にあります。
The meat is on the plate.
Chinese (Simplified)
肉
ròu
肉在盘子里。
The meat is on the plate.
Chinese counts it with the measure word 块: 一块肉 means “one meat”.
“Meat” 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 | 肉 にく · niku | 肉はお皿の上にあります。 |
| English | meat /miːt/ | The meat is on the plate. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 肉 ròu | 肉在盘子里。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 肉 ròu | 肉在盤子裡。 |
| Korean | 고기 | 고기는 접시 위에 있어요. |
| Spanish | carne | La carne está en el plato. |
| French | viande | La viande est dans l'assiette. |
| German | Fleisch | Das Fleisch liegt auf dem Teller. |
| Italian | carne | La carne è nel piatto. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | carne | A carne está no prato. |
| Russian | мясо | Мясо на тарелке. |
| Arabic | لحم | اللحم في الطبق. |
| Hindi | मांस | मांस प्लेट में है। |
| Indonesian | daging | Dagingnya ada di piring. |
| Vietnamese | thịt | Thịt ở trên đĩa. |
| Thai | เนื้อสัตว์ | เนื้ออยู่บนจาน |
| Turkish | et | Et tabakta. |
| Dutch | vlees | Het vlees ligt op het bord. |
| Swedish | kött | Köttet ligger på tallriken. |
| Polish | mięso | Mięso jest na talerzu. |
