ブラッドリー
Buraddorī
The English name Bradley is translated into Japanese as ブラッドリー (Buraddorī).
ブラッドリー is a proper name used to refer to a person named Bradley.
Which one should you use?
ブラッドリー is the standard way to write the name, while ブラッドリーさん adds politeness and ブラッドリー氏 is used for formal respect.
How do you pronounce it?
Buraddorī
Did you know?
- If you were to write the name using Kanji, you would have to choose characters based on their sounds rather than their meaning, a process known as 'ateji'.
- The small ッ in ブラッドリー is a 'sokuon', which represents a momentary pause or a double consonant, ensuring the name doesn't sound like 'Buradori'.
- Because Japanese lacks a distinction between 'L' and 'R', the name ブラッドリー is pronounced with a soft flap, similar to how an American might say the 'tt' in 'better'.
Examples in context
- ブラッドリーさん、お元気ですか？How are you doing, Bradley?
- ブラッドリー様、ご招待ありがとうございます。Thank you for your invitation, Bradley (in a more formal setting).
- ブラッドリーは親切な人です。Buraddorī wa shinsetsu na hito desu.Bradley is a kind person.
- ブラッドリーに会いたいですか？Buraddorī ni aitai desu ka?Do you want to see Bradley?
- ブラッドリーはどこにいますか？Buraddorī wa doko ni imasu ka?Where is Bradley?
Example conversation
Yui and Kenta are talking about a new colleague.
- 結衣 Yui新しい同僚はブラッドリーさんです。Atarashii dōryō wa Buraddorī-san desu.The new colleague is Bradley.
- 健太 Kentaブラッドリーさんはどこから来ましたか？Buraddorī-san wa doko kara kimashita ka?Where is Bradley from?
- 結衣 Yuiアメリカから来たそうです。Amerika kara kita sō desu.I heard he came from America.
- 健太 Kentaそれはいいですね。Sore wa ii desu ne.That's nice.
