“Soap” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages
In Japanese, “soap” is 石けん (sekken). In Chinese it is 肥皂 (féi zào).
Japanese
石けん
せっけん · sekken
石けんはいい香りがします。
The soap smells good.
Chinese (Simplified)
肥皂
féi zào
肥皂闻起来很香。
The soap smells good.
Chinese counts it with the measure word 块: 一块肥皂 means “one soap”.
“Soap” 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 | 石けん せっけん · sekken | 石けんはいい香りがします。 |
| English | soap /soʊp/ | The soap smells good. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 肥皂 féi zào | 肥皂闻起来很香。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 肥皂 féi zào | 肥皂聞起來很香。 |
| Korean | 비누 | 비누 냄새가 좋아요. |
| Spanish | jabón | El jabón huele bien. |
| French | savon | Le savon sent bon. |
| German | Seife | Die Seife riecht gut. |
| Italian | sapone | Il sapone ha un buon profumo. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | sabonete | O sabonete tem um cheiro bom. |
| Russian | мыло | Мыло хорошо пахнет. |
| Arabic | صابون | رائحة الصابون جميلة. |
| Hindi | साबुन | साबुन की खुशबू अच्छी है। |
| Indonesian | sabun | Sabunnya wangi. |
| Vietnamese | xà phòng | Xà phòng có mùi thơm. |
| Thai | สบู่ | สบู่กลิ่นหอม |
| Turkish | sabun | Sabun güzel kokuyor. |
| Dutch | zeep | De zeep ruikt lekker. |
| Swedish | tvål | Tvålen luktar gott. |
| Polish | mydło | Mydło ładnie pachnie. |
