爱尔兰
ài'ěrlán
爱尔兰 (ài'ěrlán) is the Chinese word for Ireland.
爱尔兰 is used to refer to the country of Ireland.
Meaning: country (name)
How do you pronounce it?
ài'ěrlán
Did you know?
- If you look at the individual characters in 爱尔兰, the first character 爱 means 'love', which is a purely coincidental phonetic choice.
- The character 兰 in 爱尔兰 refers to an orchid, a flower highly prized in Chinese culture for elegance.
- In Chinese, 'Irish' is formed by adding 人 for people or 语 for language to the end of 爱尔兰, unlike English which uses a completely different adjective.
Examples in context
- 爱尔兰在西欧。Ireland is in Western Europe.This sentence is useful for stating the geographic location of 爱尔兰.Tatoeba #10050924 by GlossaMatik, translation #10050078 by sakslane
- 爱尔兰和英格兰被海分割。Ireland and England are separated by the sea.This sentence is useful for describing the sea separation between 爱尔兰 and England.Tatoeba #333966 by fucongcong, translation #71924 by CN
- Tā zài Ài'ěrlán duì wǒ shuō le xǔ duō gùshi. (他在爱尔兰对我说了许多故事。)He told me many stories in Ireland.
- 我想去爱尔兰旅游。Wǒ xiǎng qù Ài'ěrlán lǚyóu.I want to travel to Ireland.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing their travel plans over coffee.
- 伟 Wei你打算去哪儿玩？Nǐ dǎsuàn qù nǎ'er wán?Where are you planning to go for fun?
- 雨婷 Yuting我想去爱尔兰。Wǒ xiǎng qù Ài'ěrlán.I want to go to Ireland.
- 伟 Wei那个国家很漂亮吗？Nàge guójiā hěn piàoliang ma?Is that country beautiful?
- 雨婷 Yuting是的，风景非常美。Shì de, fēngjǐng fēicháng měi.Yes, the scenery is very beautiful.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
