“Onion” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages
In Japanese, “onion” is 玉ねぎ (tamanegi). In Chinese it is 洋葱 (yáng cōng).
Japanese
玉ねぎ
たまねぎ · tamanegi
玉ねぎはテーブルの上にあります。
The onion is on the table.
Chinese (Simplified)
洋葱
yáng cōng
洋葱在桌子上。
The onion is on the table.
Chinese counts it with the measure word 个: 一个洋葱 means “one onion”.
“Onion” 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 | 玉ねぎ たまねぎ · tamanegi | 玉ねぎはテーブルの上にあります。 |
| English | onion /ˈʌnjən/ | The onion is on the table. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 洋葱 yáng cōng | 洋葱在桌子上。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 洋蔥 yáng cōng | 洋蔥在桌子上。 |
| Korean | 양파 | 양파는 식탁 위에 있어요. |
| Spanish | cebolla | La cebolla está en la mesa. |
| French | oignon | L'oignon est sur la table. |
| German | Zwiebel | Die Zwiebel liegt auf dem Tisch. |
| Italian | cipolla | La cipolla è sul tavolo. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | cebola | A cebola está na mesa. |
| Russian | лук | Лук на столе. |
| Arabic | بصل | البصل على الطاولة. |
| Hindi | प्याज़ | प्याज़ मेज़ पर है। |
| Indonesian | bawang bombai | Bawang bombainya ada di atas meja. |
| Vietnamese | hành tây | Hành tây ở trên bàn. |
| Thai | หัวหอมใหญ่ | หัวหอมใหญ่อยู่บนโต๊ะ |
| Turkish | soğan | Soğan masanın üstünde. |
| Dutch | ui | De ui ligt op tafel. |
| Swedish | lök | Löken ligger på bordet. |
| Polish | cebula | Cebula jest na stole. |
