“Tissue” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages

In Japanese, “tissue” is ティッシュ (tisshu). In Chinese it is 纸巾 (zhǐ jīn).

Japanese
ティッシュ

tisshu

ティッシュが必要です。

I need a tissue.

Chinese (Simplified)
纸巾

zhǐ jīn

我需要一张纸巾。

I need a tissue.

Chinese counts it with the measure word 张: 一张纸巾 means “one tissue”.

“Tissue” in 20 languages

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LanguageWordExample
Japanese ティッシュ tisshu ティッシュが必要です。
English tissue /ˈtɪʃuː/ I need a tissue.
Chinese (Simplified) 纸巾 zhǐ jīn 我需要一张纸巾。
Chinese (Traditional) 面紙 miàn zhǐ 我需要一張面紙。
Korean 티슈 티슈가 필요해요.
Spanish pañuelo de papel Necesito un pañuelo de papel.
French mouchoir J'ai besoin d'un mouchoir.
German Taschentuch Ich brauche ein Taschentuch.
Italian fazzoletto Mi serve un fazzoletto.
Portuguese (Brazil) lenço de papel Preciso de um lenço de papel.
Russian салфетка Мне нужна салфетка.
Arabic منديل أحتاج إلى منديل.
Hindi टिश्यू मुझे एक टिश्यू चाहिए।
Indonesian tisu Saya butuh tisu.
Vietnamese khăn giấy Tôi cần một tờ khăn giấy.
Thai กระดาษทิชชู่ ฉันต้องใช้กระดาษทิชชู่
Turkish kağıt mendil Bana bir kağıt mendil lazım.
Dutch tissue Ik heb een tissue nodig.
Swedish pappersnäsduk Jag behöver en pappersnäsduk.
Polish chusteczka Potrzebuję chusteczki.