丹妮拉
Dānnīlā
The English female given name Daniela is translated into Chinese as 丹妮拉 (Dānnīlā).
丹妮拉 is used as a transliteration for the female given name Daniela.
Which one should you use?
The pack provides three formal transliterations for the name: 丹妮拉, 达妮拉 and 戴妮拉.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Dānnīlā.
Did you know?
- Unlike English names, which are often treated as single units, a Chinese speaker might perceive the name 丹妮拉 as a string of three distinct semantic concepts: 'red', 'female', and 'pull/drag'.
- The character 妮 used in the name is a 'gender marker'. It is almost exclusively used in transliterated female names to signal to the reader that the person is a woman, much like the suffix '-ina' in Latin-based names.
- The character 丹 is also used in the term 丹药 to describe an 'elixir' of eternal life in Taoist alchemy.
Examples in context
- 我很高兴认识你，丹妮拉。I'm pleased to meet you, Daniela.
- 我的朋友叫丹妮拉。Wǒ de péngyǒu jiào Dān nī lā.My friend is called Daniela.
- 丹妮拉是一名老师。Dān nī lā shì yī míng lǎoshī.Daniela is a teacher.
- 请问丹妮拉在吗？Qǐngwèn Dān nī lā zài ma?Excuse me, is Daniela here?
Example conversation
At an office, a man is asking about a colleague.
- 雨婷 Yuting请问丹妮拉今天来上班吗？Qǐngwèn Dān nī lā jīntiān lái shàngbān ma?Excuse me, is Daniela coming to work today?
- 志强 Zhiqiang丹妮拉今天请病假了。Dān nī lā jīntiān qǐng bìngjià le.Daniela took sick leave today.
- 雨婷 Yuting她身体不太舒服吗？Tā shēntǐ bù tài shūfu ma?Is she not feeling well?
- 志强 Zhiqiang是的，她需要休息。Shì de, tā xūyào xiūxi.Yes, she needs to rest.
