“Phone” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages
In Japanese, “phone” is スマートフォン (sumātofon). In Chinese it is 手机 (shǒu jī).
Japanese
スマートフォン
sumātofon
スマートフォンは机の上に置いてあります。
My phone is on the desk.
Chinese (Simplified)
手机
shǒu jī
我的手机在书桌上。
My phone is on the desk.
Chinese counts it with the measure word 部: 一部手机 means “one phone”.
“Phone” 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 | スマートフォン sumātofon | スマートフォンは机の上に置いてあります。 |
| English | phone /foʊn/ | My phone is on the desk. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 手机 shǒu jī | 我的手机在书桌上。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 手機 shǒu jī | 我的手機在書桌上。 |
| Korean | 휴대폰 | 제 휴대폰은 책상 위에 있어요. |
| Spanish | móvil | Mi móvil está en el escritorio. |
| French | téléphone | Mon téléphone est sur le bureau. |
| German | Handy | Mein Handy liegt auf dem Schreibtisch. |
| Italian | cellulare | Il mio cellulare è sulla scrivania. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | celular | Meu celular está na escrivaninha. |
| Russian | телефон | Мой телефон лежит на столе. |
| Arabic | هاتف | هاتفي على المكتب. |
| Hindi | फ़ोन | मेरा फ़ोन मेज़ पर है। |
| Indonesian | ponsel | Ponsel saya ada di atas meja. |
| Vietnamese | điện thoại | Điện thoại của tôi ở trên bàn. |
| Thai | โทรศัพท์มือถือ | โทรศัพท์มือถือของฉันอยู่บนโต๊ะ |
| Turkish | telefon | Telefonum masanın üstünde. |
| Dutch | telefoon | Mijn telefoon ligt op het bureau. |
| Swedish | mobil | Min mobil ligger på skrivbordet. |
| Polish | telefon | Mój telefon leży na biurku. |