In Japanese, "golf" is ゴルフ (gorufu). It is a noun pronounced "goh-roo-foo".
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ゴルフ is written in katakana. Romanised as gorufu, it sounds roughly like "goh-roo-foo" to an English ear.
ゴルフはどこにありますか？
Gorufu wa doko ni arimasu ka?
Where is the golf?
Gorufu (ゴルフ) is the Japanese word for golf. This noun appears in everyday contexts across homes, offices, schools, and public spaces.
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Buy on Steamゴルフ is romanised as gorufu. Say it roughly like "goh-roo-foo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
ゴルフ 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.
ゴルフ is written using katakana. Katakana is typically used for words of foreign origin or to give emphasis.
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