安娜
Ānnà
安娜 (Ānnà) is the Chinese way to say the female given name Anna.
安娜 is used as a female given name in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Ānnà.
Did you know?
- The character 娜 is rarely used in Chinese for anything other than phonetic translations of foreign female names or describing a graceful gait.
- Chinese speakers may perceive 安娜 as a 'Western-style' name, which can be used as a chosen English name by Chinese women to appear more international in business settings.
- The character 安 used in 安娜 literally means 'peaceful' or 'safe', which is a highly auspicious quality for a name in Chinese culture.
Examples in context
- 你是安娜嗎？Are you Anna?This sentence is useful for asking if someone is named 安娜.Tatoeba #6142031 by xjjAstrus, translation #6751087 by swolesuki
- 她不是安娜。She is not Anna.This sentence is useful for stating that someone is not named 安娜.Tatoeba #6142037 by xjjAstrus, translation #7241282 by CH
- 她是安娜嗎？Is she Anna?This sentence is useful for asking if a third person is named 安娜.Tatoeba #6142038 by xjjAstrus, translation #7772284 by sharris123
- 你好，我叫阿娜，你呢？Hello, I'm Anna, and you?
- 20 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two colleagues are discussing a new employee at the office.
- 雨婷 Yuting新來的同事是安娜嗎？Xīn lái de tóngshì shì Ānnà ma?Is the new colleague Anna?
- 伟 Wei是的，她就是安娜。Shì de, tā jiùshì Ānnà.Yes, she is Anna.
- 雨婷 Yuting安娜很有禮貌。Ānnà hěn yǒu lǐmào.Anna is very polite.
- 伟 Wei我也是這麼覺得。Wǒ yě shì zhème juéde.I think so too.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
