ビリー
Birī
ビリー (Birī) is the Japanese way to say the masculine given name Billy.
How do you pronounce it?
Birī
Did you know?
- The character ビ (bi) is actually a modified version of the character ヒ (hi) with two small strokes called dakuten to change the sound from 'h' to 'b'.
- To make the name ビリー sound more affectionate, a Japanese speaker might add the suffix 君 (kun) or ちゃん (chan), creating ビリー君 or ビリーちゃん.
- If you were to write ビリー using Kanji, there are hundreds of possible combinations, but none would be considered 'standard' for a Western name.
Examples in context
- ビリーはスポーツが得意です。Billy is good at sports.This sentence shows how to use ビリー to describe someone's athletic ability.Tatoeba #1153387 by bunbuku, translation #34598 by CN
- ビリーはスポーツが上手です。Billy is good at sport.This sentence shows how to use ビリー to describe someone's skill in sport.Tatoeba #4811493 by Deagger, translation #4929384 by gustonrankin
- おはようございます、ビリーさん。Good morning, Billy.
- おはよう、ビリーくん！Good morning, Billy!
- こんにちは、ビリーちゃん！Hello, Billy!
- ビリーさんのお父さんBilly's father
- ビリーくんのペットBilly's pet
- ビリーちゃんの友達Billy's friend
- ビリーさんはどこですか？Birī-san wa doko desu ka?Where is Billy?
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends are looking for their mutual friend at a cafe.
- 美咲 Misakiビリーさんは来ましたか？Birī-san wa kimashita ka?Has Billy arrived?
- 大翔 Hirotoいいえ、まだ来ていません。Iie, mada kite imasen.No, he hasn't come yet.
- 美咲 Misakiビリーさんに電話してください。Birī-san ni denwa shite kudasai.Please call Billy.
- 大翔 Hirotoわかりました、今します。Wakarimashita, ima shimasu.Okay, I'll do it now.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
