“Trash can” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages
In Japanese, “trash can” is ゴミ箱 (gomibako). In Chinese it is 垃圾桶 (lā jī tǒng).
Japanese
ゴミ箱
ゴミばこ · gomibako
ゴミ箱がいっぱいです。
The trash can is full.
Chinese (Simplified)
垃圾桶
lā jī tǒng
垃圾桶满了。
The trash can is full.
Chinese counts it with the measure word 个: 一个垃圾桶 means “one trash can”.
“Trash can” 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 | ゴミ箱 ゴミばこ · gomibako | ゴミ箱がいっぱいです。 |
| English | trash can /ˈtræʃ kæn/ | The trash can is full. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 垃圾桶 lā jī tǒng | 垃圾桶满了。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 垃圾桶 lā jī tǒng | 垃圾桶滿了。 |
| Korean | 쓰레기통 | 쓰레기통이 꽉 찼어요. |
| Spanish | cubo de basura | El cubo de basura está lleno. |
| French | poubelle | La poubelle est pleine. |
| German | Mülleimer | Der Mülleimer ist voll. |
| Italian | pattumiera | La pattumiera è piena. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | lixeira | A lixeira está cheia. |
| Russian | мусорное ведро | Мусорное ведро уже полное. |
| Arabic | سلة مهملات | سلة المهملات ممتلئة. |
| Hindi | कूड़ेदान | कूड़ेदान भरा हुआ है। |
| Indonesian | tempat sampah | Tempat sampahnya penuh. |
| Vietnamese | thùng rác | Thùng rác đầy rồi. |
| Thai | ถังขยะ | ถังขยะเต็มแล้ว |
| Turkish | çöp kutusu | Çöp kutusu dolu. |
| Dutch | prullenbak | De prullenbak is vol. |
| Swedish | soptunna | Soptunnan är full. |
| Polish | kosz na śmieci | Kosz na śmieci jest pełny. |
