How to Say "All the Words" in Japanese

すべての言葉

subete no kotoba

The English phrase "all the words" is translated into Japanese as すべての言葉 (subete no kotoba).

This phrase is used to refer to every single word or the entire set of words within a specific context.

What does it mean word for word?

すべて (subete) means "all" or "everything".

The phrase can also be written using the kanji 全て instead of the hiragana すべて.

subete no kotoba

In Japanese, 言葉 (kotoba) is composed of two characters: 言 (word/say) and 葉 (leaf). This creates a poetic image of words as 'leaves of speech'.
There is a sharp distinction between 言葉 (kotoba), which refers to spoken words, and 文字 (moji), which refers specifically to written characters.
In Japanese, the word 言葉 (kotoba) can mean both a single 'word' and a more abstract 'language' or 'expression'. Therefore, すべての言葉 could be interpreted by a listener as 'all the languages in the world' depending on the context.

タトエバには、私が必要とするすべての言葉はない。
Tatoeba does not have all the words that I require.
This sentence shows how to express that a specific resource does not contain all the words required.
Tatoeba #1428277 by marifin, translation #2480757 by shadyray601
ありがとうございます
Thank you
すみません
Excuse me
お手伝いいただけますか？
Could you please help me?
おはようございます
Good morning
～さん
Mr./Mrs./Ms.
ごめん
I'm sorry
手伝ってくれる？
Can you help me?
おい、[friend's name]！
Hey, [friend's name]!
なんやねんこれ？
What is it?
わからない
I don't know
すべての言葉を書き留めました。
subete no kotoba o kakitomemashita.
I wrote down all the words.
彼はすべての言葉を理解している。
kare wa subete no kotoba o rikai shite iru.
He understands all the words.

Two students are discussing a difficult foreign language textbook.

健太 Kenta

この教科書、難しいね。
kono kyokasho, muzukashii ne.
This textbook is difficult, isn't it?
陽葵 Himari

ええ、すべての言葉を調べるのが大変です。
ee, subete no kotoba o shiraberu no ga taihen desu.
Yes, it is hard to look up all the words.
健太 Kenta

陽葵さんはよく調べてるね。
himari-san wa yoku shirabeteru ne.
You look up the words quite often, Himari.
陽葵 Himari

健太君に教えるために頑張っています。
kenta-kun ni oshieru tame ni ganbatte imasu.
I am working hard so I can teach you, Kenta.

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