爱沙尼亚
àishāníyà
The English phrase Estonia is translated into Mandarin as 爱沙尼亚 (àishāníyà).
爱沙尼亚 is the name used to refer to the country located in northeastern Europe.
Meaning: country in northeastern Europe (name)
How does it change in a sentence?
To refer to an Estonian person or the Estonian people, you can add the suffix 人 (rén) to the country name to form 爱沙尼亚人.
How do you pronounce it?
àishāníyà
Did you know?
- While 爱沙尼亚 is phonetic, a Chinese reader might jokingly see the characters as 'love sand ya' because 沙 (shā) means 'sand'.
- Chinese often refers to 爱沙尼亚 and its neighbors as 波罗的海三小国, which translates to 'the three small countries of the Baltic Sea'.
- The first character in 爱沙尼亚, 爱 (ài), commonly means 'love' in Mandarin, but here it functions purely as a phonetic component for the sound 'Es'.
Examples in context
- 爱沙尼亚有它自己的国歌。Estonia has its own national anthem.This sentence shows the use of 爱沙尼亚 to state that the country has its own national anthem.Tatoeba #10695982 by GlossaMatik, translation #719181 by Eldad
- 爱沙尼亚是欧洲的一个国家。Estonia is a country in Europe.
- 我计划明年去爱沙尼亚旅行。I plan to travel to Estonia next year.
- 爱沙尼亚的首都叫塔林。Àishāníyà de shǒudū jiào Tǎlín.The capital of Estonia is called Tallinn.
- 我一直想去爱沙尼亚旅游。Wǒ yìzhí xiǎng qù Àishāníyà lǚyóu.I have always wanted to travel to Estonia.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing travel plans in a cafe.
- 俊杰 Junjie你觉得爱沙尼亚怎么样？Nǐ juéde Àishāníyà zěnmeyàng?What do you think about Estonia?
- 雨婷 Yuting我觉得那个国家很漂亮。Wǒ juéde nàge guójiā hěn piàoliang.I think that country is very beautiful.
- 俊杰 Junjie那我们明年去那里吧。Nà wǒmen míngnián qù nàlǐ ba.Then let's go there next year.
- 雨婷 Yuting好啊，我准备一下。Hǎo a, wǒ zhǔnbèi yīxià.Okay, I will get ready.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
