カタリナ
Katarina
カタリナ (Katarina) is the Japanese way to write the female given name Catalina.
カタリナ is used as a female given name.
How do you pronounce it?
Katarina
Did you know?
- If a Japanese speaker were to write カタリナ using Kanji, they might choose characters based on phonetics alone, such as 香多梨奈, which translates to 'Fragrant Many Pear Girl'.
- In Japanese pop culture, foreign names written in Katakana like カタリナ are sometimes used to give a character an 'exotic' or 'Western' feel in anime or manga.
- Because Japanese syllables usually end in vowels, the name カタリナ fits the Japanese linguistic structure perfectly without needing any extra sounds added to the end.
Examples in context
- カタリナさん、初めまして。どちらから来ましたか？Nice to meet you, Catalina. Where are you from?
- カタリナはとても優しいです。Katarina wa totemo yasashii desu.Catalina is very kind.
- あの人はカタリナさんですか？Ano hito wa Katarina-san desu ka?Is that person Catalina?
- 私の友達はカタリナです。Watashi no tomodachi wa Katarina desu.My friend is Catalina.
Example conversation
Kenta and Misaki are talking about a new classmate.
- 美咲 Misaki新しいクラスメイトの名前を知ってる？Atarashii kurasumeito no namae o shitteru?Do you know the new classmate's name?
- 健太 Kentaうん、カタリナだよ。Un, Katarina da yo.Yeah, it's Catalina.
- 美咲 Misakiカタリナさん、素敵な名前だね。Katarina-san, suteki na namae da ne.Catalina is a lovely name.
- 健太 Kentaそうだね、彼女はとても明るいよ。Sou da ne, kanojo wa totemo akarui yo.She is, and she is very cheerful.
