阿玛丽
āmǎlì
阿玛丽 (āmǎlì) is the Chinese way to say the female given name Amari.
How do you pronounce it?
āmǎlì
Did you know?
- The characters used for 阿玛丽 are chosen for their sounds rather than their meanings. While 阿 is common for names 玛 refers to agate and 丽 means beautiful.
- If a Chinese speaker sees the name 阿玛丽, they will immediately recognize it as a non-Chinese name. This is because the combination of these specific characters is highly irregular for traditional Han Chinese naming conventions.
- The character 阿 is often used as a friendly prefix for nicknames in Southern China and Taiwan. Adding it to a name makes the address sound more intimate and affectionate.
Examples in context
- 阿玛丽是我的好朋友。Āmǎlì shì wǒ de hǎo péngyǒu.Amari is my good friend.
- 我想给阿玛丽写一封信。Wǒ xiǎng gěi Āmǎlì xiě yī fēng xìn.I want to write a letter to Amari.
- 阿玛丽正在图书馆学习。Āmǎlì zhèngzài túshūguǎn xuéxí.Amari is studying in the library.
Example conversation
Two colleagues are talking about their friend during lunch break.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen你见到阿玛丽了吗？Nǐ jiàndào Āmǎlì le ma?Have you seen Amari?
- 志强 Zhiqiang没，我今天没见到她。Méi, wǒ jīntiān méi jiàndào tā.No, I haven't seen her today.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen听说阿玛丽今天请假了。Tīngshuō Āmǎlì jīntiān qǐngjià le.I heard Amari took the day off today.
- 志强 Zhiqiang原来是这样。Yuánlái shì zhèyàng.So that's why.
