#chatgpt #englishchannel

Here are some direct translations of the name for the English Channel from various languages:

French: La Manche → "The Sleeve"
German: Ärmelkanal → "Sleeve Channel"
Dutch: Het Kanaal → "The Channel"
Spanish: Canal de la Mancha → "Channel of the Sleeve"
Italian: La Manica → "The Sleeve"
Portuguese: Canal da Mancha → "Channel of the Sleeve"
Welsh: Sianel Saesneg → "English Channel"
Breton: Mor Breizh → "Sea of Brittany"
Irish: An Mhuir nIocht → "The Narrow Sea"
Russian: Ла-Манш (La-Mansh) → transliteration of the French name
Polish: Kanał La Manche → transliteration of the French name
Swedish: Engelska kanalen → "English Channel"
Danish: Den Engelske Kanal → "The English Channel"
Finnish: Englannin kanaali → "English Channel"
Greek: Η Μάγχη (I Magchi) → transliteration of the French name
Chinese (Mandarin): 英吉利海峡 (Yīngjílì Hǎixiá) → "English Strait"
Japanese: イギリス海峡 (Igirisu Kaikyō) → "English Strait"
Turkish: Manş Denizi → "Sea of Manche" (based on French)
Arabic: القناة الإنجليزية (Al-Qanah Al-Ingliziyyah) → "The English Channel"

Most languages either adopt the French term La Manche ("The Sleeve") or refer to it as the "English Channel," while a few languages have unique names like the Irish "Narrow Sea" or Breton "Sea of Brittany."