コーリー
Kōrī
The English name Corey is translated into Japanese as コーリー (Kōrī).
How do you pronounce it?
Kōrī
Did you know?
- The name コーリー shares a phonetic structure with the Japanese word 氷'kōri', which means 'ice'.
- Because Japanese is a mora-timed language, the name コーリー is perceived as having four beats, whereas 'Corey' in English is typically two syllables.
- While コーリー is written in Katakana, a person named Corey might choose to write their name using 当て字'ateji', which are kanji chosen for their sounds rather than their original meanings.
Examples in context
- コーリーさん、お元気ですか？Hello Corey, how are you?
- 今晩は、コリー！何してたの？Hey Corey, what have you been up to tonight?
- イタリア料理が好きなんだって、コアリー？I heard you like Italian cuisine, Corey?
- コーリーさんは親切です。Kōrī-san wa shinsetsu desu.Corey is kind.
- 私の友達はコーリーです。Watashi no tomodachi wa Kōrī desu.My friend is Corey.
- コーリーはどこにいますか？Kōrī wa doko ni imasu ka?Where is Corey?
Example conversation
Yui and Kenta are talking about their mutual friend at a cafe.
- 結衣 Yui健太、コーリーは今日来る？Kenta, Kōrī wa kyō kuru?Kenta, is Corey coming today?
- 健太 Kentaうん、コーリーは午後に来るよ。Un, Kōrī wa gogo ni kuru yo.Yeah, Corey is coming in the afternoon.
- 結衣 Yui彼に会えるのが楽しみ！Kare ni aeru no ga tanoshimi!I'm looking forward to seeing him!
- 健太 Kenta僕も楽しみだよ。Boku mo tanoshimi da yo.I am looking forward to it too.
