アーロ
āro
アーロ (āro) is the Japanese way to say the proper name Arlo.
アーロ is a proper name used to refer to a person.
How does it change in a sentence?
The suffix -chan is commonly used to address girls or young women with affection.
How do you pronounce it?
āro
Did you know?
- If you were to write アーロ using Kanji for fun, you would be performing 'ateji'. This is the practice of choosing characters based on their sounds rather than their original meanings to represent foreign words.
- While the English name contains an 'L', the Japanese version アーロ uses the character ラ, which is the same character used for the English 'R' sound. This results in a pronunciation that sounds like a hybrid between 'L' and 'R' to native ears.
- A person named アーロ might be nicknamed using the suffix -tan, a further 'baby-talk' version of -chan used to express extreme cuteness.
Examples in context
- あの方はアーロさんですか？ (Ano kata wa Āro-san desu ka?)Is that person Arlo?
- はい、そうです。アーロさんです。 (Hai, sō desu. Āro-san desu.)Yes, that is correct. It is Arlo.
- アーロくん、遊びに行こうよ！ (Āro-kun, asobi ni ikou yo!)Arlo, let's go out to play!
- アーロはとても親切な人です。Āro wa totemo shinsetsu na hito desu.Arlo is a very kind person.
- アーロにメールを送りました。Āro ni mēru o okurimashita.I sent an email to Arlo.
- あそこにアーロがいます。Asoko ni Āro ga imasu.Arlo is over there.
Example conversation
Yui and Daito are talking about a mutual friend.
- 結衣 Yui大翔、アーロを知ってる？Daito, Āro o shitteru?Daito, do you know Arlo?
- 大翔 Hirotoうん、クラスメートだよ。Un, kurasumēto dayo.Yeah, he's a classmate.
- 結衣 Yuiアーロは優しい人だよね。Āro wa yasashii hito da yone.Arlo is a kind person, isn't he?
- 大翔 Hiroto本当にそうだと思う。Hontō ni sō da to omou.I really think so too.
