达拉斯
Dálāsī
The English name for the city in Texas, Dallas, is said in Chinese as 达拉斯 (Dálāsī).
达拉斯 is used to refer to the specific city of Dallas in Texas.
Meaning: city in Texas (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Dálāsī.
Did you know?
- While 达拉斯 refers to the city, Chinese speakers often use the term 德州 ('Texas') alone when discussing the state's general culture or politics, as the state is more famous in China than the city itself.
- The character 达 in 达拉斯 often means 'to reach' or 'to attain', which gives the phonetic transcription a positive connotation of success and achievement in Chinese.
- While English names are written with a single capital letter, 达拉斯 is written using three distinct characters of equal 'weight'. In Chinese, there is no way to visually distinguish a proper noun from a common noun through capitalization.
Examples in context
- 我下个月要去达拉斯。I'm going to Dallas next month.
- 你有去过达拉斯吗？Have you been to Dallas?
- 达拉斯是德克萨斯州最大的城市之一。Dallas is one of the largest cities in Texas.
- 达拉斯是一个大城市。Dálāsī shì yīgè dà chéngshì.Dallas is a big city.
- 达拉斯的天气很热。Dálāsī de tiānqì hěn rè.The weather in Dallas is very hot.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing travel plans.
- 浩然 Haoran你打算去美国哪个城市？Nǐ dǎsuàn qù Měiguó nǎge chéngshì?Which city in the US are you planning to visit?
- 佳怡 Jiayi我准备去达拉斯。Wǒ zhǔnbèi qù Dálāsī.I am preparing to go to Dallas.
- 浩然 Haoran你打算在那里住多久？Nǐ dǎsuàn zài nàlǐ zhù duōjiǔ?How long do you plan to stay there?
- 佳怡 Jiayi大概在一个星期。Dàgài zài yīgè xīngqī.About one week.
