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How do you say "table tennis table" in Japanese?
卓球台
takkyūdai
In Japanese, "table tennis table" is 卓球台 (takkyūdai).
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Pronunciation
卓球台 is written using kanji. Romanised as takkyūdai, it sounds roughly like "tahk-kyoo-dah-ee" to an English ear.
Writing and usage
Takkyūdai combines table tennis (卓球) and platform (台). Takkyū is the Japanese term for the sport of ping pong.
Example sentence
部屋に卓球台があります。
Heya ni Takkyūdai ga arimasu.
There is a table tennis table in the room.
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How to remember 卓球台
Tak (table, high) kyu (ball) dai (platform). A table tennis table is a special platform for the game.
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Questions about 卓球台
How do you pronounce 卓球台?
卓球台 is romanised as takkyūdai. Say it roughly like "tahk-kyoo-dah-ee" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
Is 卓球台 formal or casual?
卓球台 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 卓球台 written in Japanese?
卓球台 is written using kanji. Takkyūdai combines table tennis (卓球) and platform (台).
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"Table tennis table" in other languages
- Korean 탁구대 (takgudae)
- Chinese 乒乓球台 (pīng pāng qiú tái)
- Spanish mesa de ping-pong
- Spanish (Latin America) mesa de ping-pong
- French la table de ping-pong
- German die Tischtennisplatte
- Italian il tavolo da ping pong
- Russian стол для настольного тенниса (stol dlja nastolʹnogo tennisa)
- Greek το πινγκ πονγκ (to ping pong)
- Arabic ترابيزة تنس طاولة (tarabeezit tinis tawla)
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