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How do you say "boat" in Japanese?
ボート
booto
In Japanese, "boat" is ボート (booto).
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Pronunciation
Booto holds a long 'oo', so it's 'BOH-to', stretched at the front and clipped at the back.
Writing and usage
ボート is written using katakana. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
彼らはボートを湖の上を漕いで渡った。
karera ha booto wo mizuumi no ue wo koi de watatsu ta.
They rowed the boat across the lake.
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How to remember ボート
Booto is 'boat' with the vowel inflated, like the boat bobbing slowly up and down on the water.
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- ship 船 fune
- ferry フェリー ferii
- submarine 潜水艦 sensuikan
- train 列車 ressha
- subway 地下鉄 chikatetsu
- tram トラム toramu
- taxi タクシー takushii
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Questions about ボート
How do you pronounce ボート?
Booto holds a long 'oo', so it's 'BOH-to', stretched at the front and clipped at the back.
Is ボート formal or casual?
ボート is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is ボート written in Japanese?
ボート is written using katakana. Romanised, it reads as booto.
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