ブルターニュ
Burutānyu[bɯ̟ɾɯ̟ta̠ːɲ̟ɨ]
The English name for the region of North West France, Brittany, is translated into Japanese as ブルターニュ (Burutānyu).
ブルターニュ is used as a proper noun to refer to the geographical region in North West France.
Meaning: region of North West France (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Burutānyu
Did you know?
- Japanese speakers use the word ガレット specifically for the savory buckwheat crêpes from ブルターニュ, distinguishing them from standard sweet crêpes.
- The word ブルターニュ is a linguistic doublet of the Japanese word for Great Britain, ブリテン (Buriten).
- The Japanese transcription ブルターニュ follows French pronunciation patterns more closely than the English pronunciation of 'Brittany' does.
Examples in context
- こんにちは、ブリタニーさん。お元気ですか？Hello, Brittany. How are you?
- ブリタニーさんは大学生です。Brittany is a college student.
- おい、ブリタニー、元気か？Hey, Brittany, are you doing well?
- ブリタニーの趣味は何？What's Brittany's hobby?
- ブルターニュはとても美しいです。Burutānyu wa totemo utsukushii desu.Brittany is very beautiful.
- ブルターニュに行きたいです。Burutānyu ni ikitai desu.I want to go to Brittany.
- ブルターニュの海は青いです。Burutānyu no umi wa aoi desu.The sea in Brittany is blue.
Example conversation
Misaki and Yota are talking about a vacation plan.
- 美咲 Misakiフランスのブルターニュはどうですか？Furansu no Burutarunyu wa dou desu ka?How about Brittany in France?
- 陽太 Yotaいいですね。海がきれいそうです。Ii desu ne. Umi ga kirei sou desu.That sounds great. The sea looks beautiful.
- 美咲 Misakiブルターニュで美味しいガレットを食べましょう。Burutarunyu de oishii garetto o tabemashou.Let's eat some delicious galettes in Brittany.
- 陽太 Yota賛成です。楽しみですね。Sansei desu. Tanoshimi desu ne.I agree. I'm looking forward to it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “brittany” translations and entries ブルターニュ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ブルターニュ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
