アニー
Anī
アニー (Anī) is the Japanese way to say the name Annie.
アニー is the diminutive form of the name Ann.
Meaning: diminutive of Ann (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Anī
Did you know?
- In Japanese pop culture, Katakana names like アニー are often used to instantly signal to a reader that a character is a foreigner or from a fantasy setting.
- When addressing someone named アニー in a social setting, a Japanese speaker would almost always add the suffix さん to make it アニーさん, as using the name alone can seem overly blunt.
- The Japanese phonetic system divides アニー into three distinct mora or beats: ア, ニ, and ー, whereas English treats 'Annie' as two syllables.
Examples in context
- 彼女の名前はアニーです。Her name is Annie.
- アニちゃん、おはよう！Good morning, Annie!
- よろしくお願いします、アニーさん。Nice to meet you, Annie.
- アニーちゃんはとても可愛いです。Anī-chan wa totemo kawaii desu.Annie is very cute.
- アニーはどこにいますか？Anī wa doko ni imasu ka?Where is Annie?
- アニーにプレゼントをあげました。Anī ni purezento o agemashita.I gave a present to Annie.
Example conversation
Yui and Yota are talking about a new classmate.
- 結衣 Yui新しい友達のアニーはとても優しいよ。Atarashii tomodachi no Anī wa totemo yasashii yo.My new friend Annie is very kind.
- 陽太 Yotaアニーさんはどこから来たの？Anī-san wa doko kara kita no?Where is Annie from?
- 結衣 Yuiアメリカから来たんだよ。Amerika kara kita n da yo.She came from America.
- 陽太 Yotaそうなんだ。会ってみたいな。Sō nan da. Atte mitai na.I see. I'd like to meet her.
