ダグラス
Dagurasu
Douglas in Japanese is ダグラス (Dagurasu).
ダグラス is the standard way to write and say the name Douglas in Japanese. For a shorter, more casual version of the name, you can use ダグ.
Meaning: male given name (name)
Which one should you use?
ダグラス is the full name, while ダグ is an informal abbreviation used to say Doug.
How do you pronounce it?
Dagurasu
Did you know?
- While ダグラス is a phonetic translation, Japanese people may assign 'kanji' characters to the name to give it a specific meaning, such as using characters for 'sturdy' and 'forest'.
- In very formal introductions, a person named Douglas might refer to himself in the third person using ダグラスは instead of the pronoun 'I', which is a common Japanese speech pattern.
- If a person named Douglas is a teacher or boss, colleagues will rarely call him ダグラス or ダグ, instead adding the suffix 先生 or さん to maintain social hierarchy.
Examples in context
- はじめまして、私の名前はダグラスです。よろしくお願いします。How do you do, my name is Douglas. Nice to meet you.This sentence is useful for introducing yourself with ダグラス.Tatoeba #6919750 by D0UG, translation #6964781 by guyze
- 田中さん、この方はダグラスさんです。Tanaka-san, this is Mr. Douglas.
- あ、ダグくんじゃない？Oh, isn't that Doug?
- あそこにいるのはダグラスさんですか？Asoko ni iru no wa Darugasu-san desu ka?Is that Douglas over there?
Example conversation
Yuta and Yui are looking at a photo of a friend.
- 陽太 Yotaこの人は、ダグラスさんですか？Kono hito wa, Darugasu-san desu ka?Is this person Douglas?
- 結衣 Yuiはい、ダグラスさんは私の大学の友人です。Hai, Darugasu-san wa watashi no daigaku no yuujin desu.Yes, Douglas is my friend from university.
- 陽太 Yota彼はとてもかっこいいですね。Kare wa totemo kakkoii desu ne.He is very cool, isn't he?
- 結衣 Yuiそうですね、彼は本当に優しいですよ。Sou desu ne, kare wa hontou ni yasashii desu yo.That's true, he is really kind.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
