How to Say “Dallas” in Japanese

ダラス
Darasu[da̠ɾa̠sɨ]
Dallas in Japanese is ダラス (Darasu).
ダラス is the name used to refer to the city in Texas.
Meaning: city in Texas (name)

How do you pronounce it?

The romanization is Darasu.

Did you know?

  • If you are referring to the Dallas Mavericks in Japanese, the team is called ダラス・マーベリックス, using a middle dot ・ to separate the city name from the mascot.
  • When writing ダラス in a formal address, Japanese often adds the word 市 (shi) after the name, which means 'city', making it ダラス市.
  • When pronouncing ダラス, the final 'u' in the syllable 'su' is often whispered or almost silent in standard Japanese speech.

Examples in context

  • おはようございます。私の名前はヘンリー・ジョンソンです。歳は35で、カリフォルニア出身なんですが、今は、妻と娘と三人でダラスに住んでます。
    Good morning! My name's Henry Johnson, I'm 35 years old and I'm from California but I live in Dallas with my wife and my daughter.
    This sentence is useful for practicing how to say you live in ダラス.
    Tatoeba #11243019 by small_snow, translation #8457045 by Ricardo14
  • ダラスでの会議は成功しました。
    The meeting in Dallas was successful.
  • ダラスはとても大きな街です。
    Darasu wa totemo ookina machi desu.
    Dallas is a very large city.
  • 来月、ダラスへ行きます。
    Raigetsu, Darasu e ikimasu.
    I am going to Dallas next month.

Example conversation

Two siblings are talking about their father's business trip.

  1. 陽葵 Himari

    お父さんは今どこにいるの?
    Otousan wa ima doko ni iru no?
    Where is Dad right now?
  2. 陽太 Yota

    今はダラスにいるよ。
    Ima wa Darasu ni iru yo.
    He is in Dallas now.
  3. 陽葵 Himari

    ダラスはいいところなの?
    Darasu wa ii tokoro na no?
    Is Dallas a nice place?
  4. 陽太 Yota

    うん、とても賑やかな街だよ。
    Un, totemo nigiyaka na machi da yo.
    Yes, it is a very lively city.

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