“Television” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages
In Japanese, “television” is テレビ (terebi). In Chinese it is 电视 (diàn shì).
Japanese
テレビ
terebi
テレビはリビングにあります。
The television is in the living room.
Chinese (Simplified)
电视
diàn shì
电视在客厅里。
The television is in the living room.
Chinese counts it with the measure word 台: 一台电视 means “one television”.
“Television” 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 | テレビ terebi | テレビはリビングにあります。 |
| English | television /ˈtelɪvɪʒn/ | The television is in the living room. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 电视 diàn shì | 电视在客厅里。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 電視 diàn shì | 電視在客廳裡。 |
| Korean | 텔레비전 | 텔레비전은 거실에 있어요. |
| Spanish | televisión | La televisión está en el salón. |
| French | télévision | La télévision est dans le salon. |
| German | Fernseher | Der Fernseher steht im Wohnzimmer. |
| Italian | televisione | La televisione è in soggiorno. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | televisão | A televisão está na sala. |
| Russian | телевизор | Телевизор стоит в гостиной. |
| Arabic | تلفاز | التلفاز في غرفة المعيشة. |
| Hindi | टीवी | टीवी बैठक में है। |
| Indonesian | televisi | Televisi ada di ruang tamu. |
| Vietnamese | tivi | Tivi ở trong phòng khách. |
| Thai | ทีวี | ทีวีอยู่ในห้องนั่งเล่น |
| Turkish | televizyon | Televizyon oturma odasında. |
| Dutch | televisie | De televisie staat in de woonkamer. |
| Swedish | tv | Tv:n står i vardagsrummet. |
| Polish | telewizor | Telewizor stoi w salonie. |