“Remote control” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages
In Japanese, “remote control” is リモコン (rimokon). In Chinese it is 遥控器 (yáo kòng qì).
Japanese
リモコン
rimokon
リモコンはソファの上にあります。
The remote control is on the sofa.
Chinese (Simplified)
遥控器
yáo kòng qì
遥控器在沙发上。
The remote control is on the sofa.
Chinese counts it with the measure word 个: 一个遥控器 means “one remote control”.
“Remote control” in 20 languages
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| Language | Word | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | リモコン rimokon | リモコンはソファの上にあります。 |
| English | remote control /rɪˌmoʊt kənˈtroʊl/ | The remote control is on the sofa. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 遥控器 yáo kòng qì | 遥控器在沙发上。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 遙控器 yáo kòng qì | 遙控器在沙發上。 |
| Korean | 리모컨 | 리모컨은 소파 위에 있어요. |
| Spanish | mando a distancia | El mando a distancia está en el sofá. |
| French | télécommande | La télécommande est sur le canapé. |
| German | Fernbedienung | Die Fernbedienung liegt auf dem Sofa. |
| Italian | telecomando | Il telecomando è sul divano. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | controle remoto | O controle remoto está no sofá. |
| Russian | пульт | Пульт лежит на диване. |
| Arabic | جهاز تحكم عن بعد | جهاز التحكم عن بعد على الأريكة. |
| Hindi | रिमोट | रिमोट सोफ़े पर है। |
| Indonesian | remot | Remot ada di sofa. |
| Vietnamese | điều khiển | Điều khiển ở trên ghế sofa. |
| Thai | รีโมท | รีโมทอยู่บนโซฟา |
| Turkish | kumanda | Kumanda kanepenin üstünde. |
| Dutch | afstandsbediening | De afstandsbediening ligt op de bank. |
| Swedish | fjärrkontroll | Fjärrkontrollen ligger på soffan. |
| Polish | pilot | Pilot leży na kanapie. |