“Potato” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages
In Japanese, “potato” is じゃがいも (jagaimo). In Chinese it is 土豆 (tǔ dòu).
Japanese
じゃがいも
jagaimo
このじゃがいもは大きいです。
This potato is big.
Chinese (Simplified)
土豆
tǔ dòu
这个土豆很大。
This potato is big.
Chinese counts it with the measure word 个: 一个土豆 means “one potato”.
“Potato” 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 | じゃがいも jagaimo | このじゃがいもは大きいです。 |
| English | potato /pəˈteɪtoʊ/ | This potato is big. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 土豆 tǔ dòu | 这个土豆很大。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 馬鈴薯 mǎ líng shǔ | 這顆馬鈴薯很大。 |
| Korean | 감자 | 이 감자는 커요. |
| Spanish | patata | Esta patata es grande. |
| French | pomme de terre | Cette pomme de terre est grosse. |
| German | Kartoffel | Diese Kartoffel ist groß. |
| Italian | patata | Questa patata è grande. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | batata | Esta batata é grande. |
| Russian | картошка | Эта картошка большая. |
| Arabic | بطاطس | حبة البطاطس هذه كبيرة. |
| Hindi | आलू | यह आलू बड़ा है। |
| Indonesian | kentang | Kentang ini besar. |
| Vietnamese | khoai tây | Củ khoai tây này to. |
| Thai | มันฝรั่ง | มันฝรั่งหัวนี้ใหญ่ |
| Turkish | patates | Bu patates büyük. |
| Dutch | aardappel | Deze aardappel is groot. |
| Swedish | potatis | Den här potatisen är stor. |
| Polish | ziemniak | Ten ziemniak jest duży. |
