英格丽德
Yīnggélìdé
英格丽德 (Yīnggélìdé) is the Chinese transliteration of the female given name Ingrid.
Meaning: female given name (name)
Which one should you use?
英格丽 is a formal direct transliteration of "Ingrid" into Chinese.
How do you pronounce it?
Yīnggélìdé
Did you know?
- If a Chinese speaker were to see the name written without the phonetic guides, they might mistake the characters for a descriptive phrase about a 'heroic' woman of 'virtue' rather than a foreign name.
- The character 丽 (lì) in the formal version of the name is a very common component in female names, meaning 'beautiful', which makes the transliteration feel more natural to Chinese ears.
- While 英格丽德 is the full version, Chinese speakers often shorten foreign names to two or three characters in casual conversation, potentially calling an 'Ingrid' simply 英格 (Yīnggé).
Examples in context
- 你好，英格丽小姐Hello, Miss Ingrid.
- 英格丽德在看书。Yīnggélìdé zài kànshū.Ingrid is reading a book.
- 我认识英格丽德。Wǒ rènshi Yīnggélìdé.I know Ingrid.
- 英格丽德是一个好女孩。Yīnggélìdé shì yīgè hǎo nǚhái.Ingrid is a good girl.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a person they both know.
- 俊杰 Junjie你见过英格丽德吗？Nǐ jiànguò Yīnggélìdé ma?Have you seen Ingrid?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen是的，我见过她。Shì de, wǒ jiànguò tā.Yes, I have seen her.
- 俊杰 Junjie英格丽德现在在哪儿？Yīnggélìdé xiànzài zài nǎ'er?Where is Ingrid now?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen她正在办公室工作。Tā zhèngzài bàngōngshì gōngzuò.She is working in the office.
