ボビー
Bobī
ボビー (Bobī) is the Japanese way to say "bobby" (referring to a police officer).
The katakana representation for Bobby is ボビー.
Meaning: police officer (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
Bobī
Did you know?
- If you use ボビー in Japan, most people will think you are talking about a person named 'Bobby' rather than a police officer. To avoid confusion, Japanese speakers use terms like 警察官 (keisatsukan).
- The term 警察 (keisatsu) used for police is shared with Chinese and Korean, unlike the loanword ボビー which is unique to the English influence.
- Because ボビー is written in katakana, it is visually treated by Japanese readers as a foreign name or a specific brand rather than a common noun for a profession.
Examples in context
- ボビーは７時までテレビを見ていいわ。Bobby may watch TV until 7:00.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use ボビー in a context.Tatoeba #196092 by small_snow, translation #33268 by CN
- こんにちは、ボビーさん。お元気ですか？Hello, Bobby. How are you?
- ねえ、ボビーちゃん、遊びに行きましょう！Hey, Bobby, let's go out and have some fun!
- 私はボビーです。I am Bobby.
Example conversation
Yui and Hiroto see a police officer on the street.
- 結衣 Yuiあそこにボビーがいるね。asoko ni bobī ga iru ne.There's a police officer over there, isn't there?
- 大翔 Hiroto本当だ。何かあったのかな。hontō da. nanika atta no kana.You're right. I wonder if something happened.
- 結衣 Yuiボビーに道を尋ねてみよう。bobī ni michi o tazunete miyō.Let's try asking the police officer for directions.
- 大翔 Hirotoそうだね。行ってみよう。sō da ne. itte miyō.Good idea. Let's go.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
