In Japanese, "tablecloth" is テーブルクロス (tēburukurosu). It is a noun pronounced "teh-boo-roo-koo-roh-soo".
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テーブルクロス is written in katakana. Romanised as tēburukurosu, it sounds roughly like "teh-boo-roo-koo-roh-soo" to an English ear.
テーブルクロスが見えます。
Tēburukurosu ga miemasu.
I can see the tablecloth.
Tēburukurosu (テーブルクロス) means tablecloth in Japanese. This noun describes a feature or object found in indoor or outdoor environments.
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Buy on Steamテーブルクロス is romanised as tēburukurosu. Say it roughly like "teh-boo-roo-koo-roh-soo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
テーブルクロス 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.
テーブルクロス is written using katakana. Katakana is typically used for words of foreign origin or to give emphasis.
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