“Umbrella” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages
In Japanese, “umbrella” is 傘 (kasa). In Chinese it is 雨伞 (yǔ sǎn).
Japanese
傘
かさ · kasa
雨の日は傘を持っていきます。
I take an umbrella when it rains.
Chinese (Simplified)
雨伞
yǔ sǎn
下雨的时候，我会带雨伞。
I take an umbrella when it rains.
Chinese counts it with the measure word 把: 一把雨伞 means “one umbrella”.
“Umbrella” 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 | 傘 かさ · kasa | 雨の日は傘を持っていきます。 |
| English | umbrella /ʌmˈbrelə/ | I take an umbrella when it rains. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 雨伞 yǔ sǎn | 下雨的时候，我会带雨伞。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 雨傘 yǔ sǎn | 下雨的時候，我會帶雨傘。 |
| Korean | 우산 | 비가 오면 저는 우산을 가져가요. |
| Spanish | paraguas | Cuando llueve, llevo un paraguas. |
| French | parapluie | Quand il pleut, je prends un parapluie. |
| German | Regenschirm | Wenn es regnet, nehme ich einen Regenschirm mit. |
| Italian | ombrello | Quando piove, prendo l'ombrello. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | guarda-chuva | Quando chove, eu levo um guarda-chuva. |
| Russian | зонт | Когда идёт дождь, я беру зонт. |
| Arabic | مظلة | آخذ مظلة عندما تمطر. |
| Hindi | छाता | जब बारिश होती है, तो मैं छाता ले जाता हूँ। |
| Indonesian | payung | Saya membawa payung saat hujan. |
| Vietnamese | ô | Khi trời mưa, tôi mang theo ô. |
| Thai | ร่ม | ฉันพกร่มไปด้วยเวลาฝนตก |
| Turkish | şemsiye | Yağmur yağınca yanıma şemsiye alırım. |
| Dutch | paraplu | Als het regent, neem ik een paraplu mee. |
| Swedish | paraply | Jag tar med mig ett paraply när det regnar. |
| Polish | parasol | Kiedy pada deszcz, biorę parasol. |
