English–Japanese
“television” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajiterebi
Example
毎日テレビを見ます。mai nichi te re bi o mi ma su
I watch television every day.
How to say “television” in Japanese
“Television” in Japanese is テレビ (terebi). テレビ can also mean “TV”.
Centers on a screen-based source of moving pictures and sound used for programs, news, and entertainment.
Example sentences with テレビ
毎日テレビでアニメを見ます。mai nichi te re bi de a ni me o mi ma su
I watch cartoons on TV every day.
寝る前にテレビを消します。ne ru mae ni te re bi o ke shi ma su
I turn off the television before going to bed.
Tips for using テレビ
- Japanese treats テレビ (terebi) as a noun, so the action of watching it is expressed with a separate verb rather than by changing the noun.