ベルナール
Berunāru
The English male given name Bernard is expressed in Japanese as ベルナール (Berunāru).
Meaning: male given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Berunāru
Did you know?
- The choice between using ベルナール and バーナード acts as a subtle linguistic cue to tell the listener whether you are discussing a person of French or English/American descent.
- Japanese lacks a 'l' sound, so ベルナール uses the 'r' row of the syllabary, which is produced by a light flick of the tongue similar to a Spanish 'r'.
- Because ベルナール is written in Katakana, it signals to a Japanese reader immediately that the person is a foreigner before they even read the name.
Examples in context
- 国境なき医師団を設立したベルナール・クシュネルはイラク戦争に反対しなかった。Bernard Kouchner, who established Medecins Sans Frontieres, did not oppose the Iraq war.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use ベルナール when referring to a specific person.Tatoeba #182682 by TRANG, translation #414940 by blay_paul
- Bānādo-san, yoroshiku onegaishimasu. (バーナードさん、よろしくお願いします)Nice to meet you, Mr. Bernard.
- ベルナールはとても親切な人です。Berunāru wa totemo shinsetsu na hito desu.Bernard is a very kind person.
- フランスの友人はベルナールと言います。Furansu no yuujin wa Berunāru to iimasu.My French friend is called Bernard.
Example conversation
Misaki and Daigaku are introducing a new colleague.
- 美咲 Misaki大翔さん、こちらがベルナールさんです。daigaku-san, kochira ga berunāru-san desu.Daigaku, this is Bernard.
- 大翔 Hirotoベルナールさん、はじめまして。berunāru-san, hajimemashite.Nice to meet you, Bernard.
- 美咲 Misaki彼は新しいチームリーダーです。kare wa atarashii chīmu rīdā desu.He is the new team leader.
- 大翔 Hirotoよろしくお願いします。yoroshiku onegaishimasu.I look forward to working with you.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
