艾丽西亚
Àilìxīyà
The English female given name Alicia is translated into Chinese as 艾丽西亚 (Àilìxīyà).
Which one should you use?
阿丽西娅 is a more formal translation of the name.
How do you pronounce it?
Àilìxīyà
Did you know?
- The character 西亚 in 艾丽西亚 can also be read as 'West Asia', giving the name a subtle geographical connotation to a native speaker.
- The character 艾 (ài) is also the name of a common medicinal plant known in English as 'mugwort' or 'wormwood'.
- In Chinese, names are usually two or three syllables. The four-syllable 艾丽西亚 immediately marks the person as a foreigner to any listener.
Examples in context
- 我的朋友名字叫阿丽西娅。My friend's name is Alicia.
- 亚丽，你好吗？Alicia, how are you?
- 艾丽西亚是一个好名字。Àilìxīyà shì yīgè hǎo míngzì.Alicia is a good name.
- 我想认识艾丽西亚。Wǒ xiǎng rènshi Àilìxīyà.I want to meet Alicia.
- 艾丽西亚在哪儿？Àilìxīyà zài nǎ'er?Where is Alicia?
Example conversation
A man and a woman are talking about a new friend.
- 雨婷 Yuting俊杰，你见过艾丽西亚吗？Jùnjié, nǐ jiànguò Àilìxīyà ma?Junjie, have you seen Alicia?
- 俊杰 Junjie我还没见过她。Wǒ hái méi jiànguò tā.I haven't seen her yet.
- 雨婷 Yuting艾丽西亚今天会来吗？Àilìxīyà jīntiān huì lái ma?Will Alicia come today?
- 俊杰 Junjie我想她会来的。Wǒ xiǎng tā huì lái de.I think she will come.
