カフート
Kahūto
The English phrase "kahoot" is translated into Japanese as カフート (Kahūto).
カフート refers to the game-based learning platform used in classrooms and offices to create interactive quizzes. In informal contexts, this is the standard way to refer to the platform.
Which one should you use?
While カフート is the standard name, you may also encounter the variation カフートゲーム in informal conversations.
How does it change in a sentence?
To say "to use Kahoot", you can add the verb 使う to the noun, resulting in カフートを使う.
How do you pronounce it?
Kahūto
Did you know?
- Japanese users sometimes refer to the competitive nature of カフート as ガチ勢 when talking about students who take the quiz extremely seriously.
- In Japanese classrooms, the excitement of カフート is often described using the word 盛り上がる which means 'to get hyped' or 'to reach a climax'.
- While カフート is a loanword, Japanese students often use it as a verb by adding する, creating カフートする to mean 'to play a Kahoot game'.
Examples in context
- 友達1: 今度、カフートやろうよ！Friend 1: Let's play Kahoot next time!
- カフートでクイズをしましょう。Kafūto de kuizu o shimashō.Let's do a quiz with Kahoot.
- 授業でカフートを使います。Jugyō de Kafūto o tsukaimasu.We use Kahoot in class.
- カフートの準備はできましたか？Kafūto no junbi wa dekimashita ka?Is the Kahoot ready?
Example conversation
Two students are preparing for a study session.
- 陽太 Yota今日の勉強にカフートを使う？Kyō no benkyō ni Kafūto o tsukau?Are you using Kahoot for today's study?
- 美咲 Misakiうん、楽しいクイズを作るよ。Un, tanashii kuizu o tsukuru yo.Yes, I'll make a fun quiz.
- 陽太 Yota美咲の作るクイズはいつも面白いね。Misaki no tsukuru kuizu wa itsumo omoshiroi ne.The quizzes you make, Misaki, are always interesting.
- 美咲 Misakiありがとう、一緒に頑張ろう！Arigatō, issho ni ganbarō!Thanks, let's do our best together!
