セレスト
Seresuto
The Japanese phrase for the proper name Celeste is セレスト (Seresuto).
セレスト is used as a proper name to refer to a person.
How do you pronounce it?
Seresuto
Did you know?
- While セレスト is the phonetic translation of the name, the Japanese word for the color 'celeste' (sky blue) is 天色, read as ama-iro.
- In Japanese pop culture, foreign-sounding names like セレスト are frequently used for fantasy characters to signal that the setting is not Earth.
- If you were to write this name using Kanji, the characters would be chosen based on their sound rather than their meaning, a practice known as 'ateji'.
Examples in context
- 初めまして、私の名前はセレストです。Nice to meet you, my name is Celeste.
- セレちゃん、元気？Hey Celeste, how are you?
- セレストはどこにいますか？Seresuto wa doko ni imasu ka?Where is Celeste?
- これはセレストのペンです。Kore wa Seresuto no pen desu.This is Celeste's pen.
- セレストと一緒に遊びましょう。Seresuto to issho ni asobimashou.Let's play together with Celeste.
Example conversation
A boy and a girl are looking for their friend at a park.
- 陽太 Yotaセレストは見かけなかった？Seresuto wa mikakenakatta?Haven't you seen Celeste?
- 結衣 Yuiいいえ、陽太、見ていないよ。Iie, Youta, mite inai yo.No, Youta, I haven't seen her.
- 陽太 Yotaさっきセレストと話した気がする。Sakki Seresuto to hanashita ki ga suru.I feel like I talked to Celeste a moment ago.
- 結衣 Yuiあ、あそこにいるよ！A, asoko ni iru yo!Ah, she's over there!
