“Waterfall” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages
In Japanese, “waterfall” is 滝 (taki). In Chinese it is 瀑布 (pù bù).
Japanese
滝
たき · taki
滝は美しいです。
The waterfall is beautiful.
Chinese (Simplified)
瀑布
pù bù
瀑布很美。
The waterfall is beautiful.
Chinese counts it with the measure word 道: 一道瀑布 means “one waterfall”.
“Waterfall” 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 | 滝 たき · taki | 滝は美しいです。 |
| English | waterfall /ˈwɔːtərfɔːl/ | The waterfall is beautiful. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 瀑布 pù bù | 瀑布很美。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 瀑布 pù bù | 瀑布很美。 |
| Korean | 폭포 | 폭포가 아름다워요. |
| Spanish | cascada | La cascada es preciosa. |
| French | cascade | La cascade est belle. |
| German | Wasserfall | Der Wasserfall ist schön. |
| Italian | cascata | La cascata è bella. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | cachoeira | A cachoeira é linda. |
| Russian | водопад | Водопад красивый. |
| Arabic | شلال | الشلال جميل. |
| Hindi | झरना | झरना सुंदर है। |
| Indonesian | air terjun | Air terjunnya indah. |
| Vietnamese | thác nước | Thác nước rất đẹp. |
| Thai | น้ำตก | น้ำตกสวยมาก |
| Turkish | şelale | Şelale güzel. |
| Dutch | waterval | De waterval is mooi. |
| Swedish | vattenfall | Vattenfallet är vackert. |
| Polish | wodospad | Wodospad jest piękny. |
