Nissan is a Japanese company that makes cars, vans, and other vehicles — and it is also the name we put on one of those vehicles: “She drives a Nissan.” We write it with a capital N because it is a name, not an ordinary English word. People say it like NISS-un.

Nissan is a Japanese company that makes cars, vans, and other vehiclesNissan 是一間日本公司，做汽車、廂型車和其他車輛 and it is also the name we put on one of those vehicles而且我們也直接拿這個名字稱呼它做的車 "She drives a Nissan."像『She drives a Nissan.』 We write it with a capital N because it is a name, not an ordinary English word要大寫 N，因為它是個名字，不是普通英文單字 People say it like NISS-un唸起來像 NISS-un

You hear it in ads, on the road, and in plain talk about cars. It is not slang and it is not a formal word; it is a brand that starts to feel like a common noun once the car is in the driveway.

You hear it in ads, on the road, and in plain talk about cars你會在廣告、路上，還有聊車子的日常對話裡聽到它 It is not slang and it is not a formal word它不是俚語，也不是正式的字 it is a brand that starts to feel like a common noun once the car is in the driveway而是一個一旦車子停進車庫，就開始感覺像普通名詞的品牌

Though actually the name is not English at all. It was borrowed from Japanese 日産 (にっさん), a short form of 日本産業 (Nihon Sangyō), which literally means “Japan Industries.” In Taiwan you already know the same company as 日產; the English is only the sound and the capital letter.

Though actually the name is not English at all不過其實這個名字根本不是英文 It was borrowed from Japanese 日産 (にっさん)它是從日文的日產（にっさん）借來的 a short form of 日本産業 (Nihon Sangyō)是日本產業（Nihon Sangyō）的簡稱 which literally means "Japan Industries."字面意思是「日本產業」 In Taiwan you already know the same company as 日產在台灣你早就認識同一家公司叫日產 the English is only the sound and the capital letter英文只是換了個發音和大寫字母而已

There is a different word, Nisan, for a month in the Jewish calendar — that is not this company.

There is a different word, Nisan, for a month in the Jewish calendar另外還有一個不同的字 Nisan，是猶太曆裡的一個月份 that is not this company那不是這家公司