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.
- 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?
- 陽太 Yota今はダラスにいるよ。Ima wa Darasu ni iru yo.He is in Dallas now.
- 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?
- 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.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “dallas” translations and entries ダラス, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.