ホールデン
Hōruden
The phrase ホールデン (Hōruden) is the Japanese way to say Holden, a brand of cars and trucks produced in Australia.
How do you pronounce it?
Hōruden
Did you know?
- Collectors of ホールデン in Japan often use the term アメ車 (ame-sha) to describe them, which literally means 'American car' despite the brand's Australian origin.
- When writing ホールデン in a vertical Japanese text layout, the long vowel mark ー is turned 90 degrees to become a vertical line.
- Because ホールデン is a foreign loanword, it is written using Katakana, the specific Japanese script used for names of non-Japanese origins.
Examples in context
- わたしの車はホールデンです。My car is a Holden.
- ホールデンはオーストラリアの車です。Hōruden wa Ōsutoraria no kuruma desu.Holden is an Australian car.
- 彼はホールデンのトラックを持っています。Kare wa Hōruden no torakku o motte imasu.He has a Holden truck.
- ホールデンのデザインはとても渋いです。Hōruden no dezain wa totemo shibu desu.The Holden design is very classy.
Example conversation
Ren and Misaki are looking at photos of cars from Australia.
- 蓮 Renこの車、ホールデンっていうんだよ。Kono kuruma, hōruden tte iu n da yo.This car is called a Holden.
- 美咲 Misakiホールデン？聞いたことがないわ。Hōruden? Kiita koto ga nai wa.Holden? I've never heard of it.
- 蓮 Renオーストラリアで有名だったブランドなんだ。Ōsutoraria de yūmei datta burando nan da.It was a famous brand in Australia.
- 美咲 Misakiそうなんだ。デザインが個性的ね。Sō nan da. Dezain ga koseiteki ne.I see. The design is unique.
