“Spoon” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages
In Japanese, “spoon” is スプーン (supūn). In Chinese it is 勺子 (sháo zi).
Japanese
スプーン
supūn
スプーンはテーブルの上にあります。
The spoon is on the table.
Chinese (Simplified)
勺子
sháo zi
勺子在桌子上。
The spoon is on the table.
Chinese counts it with the measure word 把: 一把勺子 means “one spoon”.
“Spoon” 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 | スプーン supūn | スプーンはテーブルの上にあります。 |
| English | spoon /spuːn/ | The spoon is on the table. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 勺子 sháo zi | 勺子在桌子上。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 湯匙 tāng chí | 湯匙在桌子上。 |
| Korean | 숟가락 | 숟가락은 테이블 위에 있어요. |
| Spanish | cuchara | La cuchara está en la mesa. |
| French | cuillère | La cuillère est sur la table. |
| German | Löffel | Der Löffel liegt auf dem Tisch. |
| Italian | cucchiaio | Il cucchiaio è sul tavolo. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | colher | A colher está na mesa. |
| Russian | ложка | Ложка лежит на столе. |
| Arabic | ملعقة | الملعقة على الطاولة. |
| Hindi | चम्मच | चम्मच मेज़ पर है। |
| Indonesian | sendok | Sendok ada di atas meja. |
| Vietnamese | thìa | Cái thìa ở trên bàn. |
| Thai | ช้อน | ช้อนอยู่บนโต๊ะ |
| Turkish | kaşık | Kaşık masanın üstünde. |
| Dutch | lepel | De lepel ligt op tafel. |
| Swedish | sked | Skeden ligger på bordet. |
| Polish | łyżka | Łyżka leży na stole. |
