爱莉安娜·格兰德
ài lì ān nà · gé lán dé
爱莉安娜·格兰德 (ài lì ān nà · gé lán dé) is the Chinese transliteration for the name of the famous American singer and actress Ariana Grande.
This phrase is used to refer to the American singer and actress.
What does it mean word for word?
The name is a phonetic transliteration where each Chinese character represents a syllable of the original English name: 爱莉安娜·格兰德 represents Ai-li-an-na Gran-de.
Which one should you use?
阿丽亚娜·格兰德 is a more formal version of the transliteration.
How do you pronounce it?
ài lì ān nà · gé lán dé
Did you know?
- The character 德 in the transliteration of 'Grande' is often chosen for foreign names because it carries a positive meaning of 'virtue' or 'moral excellence'.
- Because Chinese names usually have a specific surname-first structure, the middle dot · is used in 爱莉安娜·格兰德 to show that this is a foreign name rather than a traditional Chinese one.
- The character 爱 in her name 爱莉安娜 is the Chinese word for 'love'.
Examples in context
- 我喜欢阿丽亚娜·格兰德的音乐！I love Ariana Grande's music!
- 我非常喜欢爱莉安娜·格兰德的歌。Wǒ fēicháng xǐhuan Àilì'ānnà·Gélándé de gē.I really like Ariana Grande's songs.
- 爱莉安娜·格兰德是一位很有名的歌手。Àilì'ānnà·Gélándé shì yī wèi hěn yǒumíng de gēshǒu.Ariana Grande is a very famous singer.
- 你听过爱莉安娜·格兰德的新专辑吗？Nǐ tīngguo Àilì'ānnà·Gélándé de xīn zhuānjí ma?Have you heard Ariana Grande's new album?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about music at a cafe.
- 梓涵 Zihan你最喜欢的歌手是谁？Nǐ zuì xǐhuan de gēshǒu shì shuí?Who is your favorite singer?
- 俊杰 Junjie我最喜欢爱莉安娜·格兰德。Wǒ zuì xǐhuan Àilì'ānnà·Gélándé.I like Ariana Grande the most.
- 梓涵 Zihan她的歌声真的很好听。Tā de gēshēng zhēnde hěn hǎotīng.Her voice is really beautiful.
- 俊杰 Junjie对，我也觉得。Duì, wǒ yě juéde.Yes, I think so too.
