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Daily wordsMots du 14 sept. 2026

Words English took from Japanese

You're at dinner with a friend who points out that half the words you've both used tonight came into English straight from Japanese.

Dix mots pour tous les jours, en anglais : sushi, tofu, karaoke, karate, origami, futon, kimono, tsunami, tycoon, haiku. Chacun avec sa prononciation et une phrase à dire à voix haute.

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Les dix mots10 mots, 10 phrases

  1. 1
    sushi/ˈsuːʃi/nounCold rice with raw fish or vegetables, often rolled in seaweed.
  2. 2
    tofu/ˈtoʊfuː/nounA soft white food made from soybean milk and sold in blocks.
  3. 3
    karaoke/ˌkeriˈoʊki/nounSinging along to recorded backing music, usually in a bar.Four syllables, with the stress on the third: keh-ree-OH-kee.
  4. 4
    karate/kərˈɑːti/nounA fighting sport that uses sharp punches and kicks, with no weapons.The first syllable is a quick 'kuh'; the stress lands on the middle syllable.
  5. 5
    origami/ˌɔːriːˈɡɑːˌmiː/nounThe art of folding paper into shapes such as birds and flowers.Stress the third syllable: or-ee-GAH-mee.
  6. 6
    futon/ˈfuːtɑːn/nounA thin padded mattress for sleeping on the floor or on a low frame.
  7. 7
    kimono/kəˈmoʊnə/nounA long loose robe with wide sleeves, tied at the waist.The last syllable is a weak 'uh', not 'oh': kuh-MOH-nuh.
  8. 8
    tsunami/tsuːˈnɑːmi/Se dit aussi suːˈnɑːmi.nounA huge, destructive sea wave set off by an earthquake or volcano.The t at the start is said, hooked onto the s: tsoo-NAH-mee.
  9. 9
    tycoon/taɪˈkuːn/nounA very rich and powerful person in business.Stress the second syllable: ty-COON.
  10. 10
    haiku/ˈhaɪkuː/nounA very short poem of three lines.Two syllables only: HIGH-koo.

Les phrases

  1. 1

    Should we get sushi again or try something else?

  2. 2

    This tofu tastes much better than it looks.

  3. 3

    Do you want to do karaoke after dinner?

  4. 4

    My brother took karate classes for about three years.

  5. 5

    He makes origami birds out of the napkins.

  6. 6

    You can sleep on the futon in the living room.

  7. 7

    Her grandmother gave her a silk kimono years ago.

  8. 8

    That earthquake set off a tsunami along the coast.

  9. 9

    Apparently the owner is some kind of tech tycoon.

  10. 10

    He wrote a haiku about dinner on his napkin.