伊莎贝尔
Yīshābèi'ěr
The English female given name Isabelle is translated into Chinese as 伊莎贝尔 (Yīshābèi'ěr).
伊莎贝尔 is a transliteration used to represent the name Isabelle in Chinese.
How do you pronounce it?
Yīshābèi'ěr
Did you know?
- While 伊莎贝尔 is the standard transliteration, Chinese speakers often create a 'nickname' for foreign friends by taking one character, such as 贝尔, and doubling it to 贝尔贝尔 to sound cute.
- The character 贝 (Bèi) used in the name's transliteration is also the character for 'shell' and is a radical used in many words related to money and wealth. This adds a subconscious layer of 'value' or 'treasure' to the phonetic name.
- The character 莎 in 伊莎贝尔 is almost exclusively used for transliterating Western female names to create a soft and feminine sound.
Examples in context
- 我是伊莎贝尔。很高兴认识你。I am Isabelle. Nice to meet you.
- 嗨，我是伊莎！你好吗？Hi, I'm Isabelle! How are you?
- 伊莎贝尔是一个有天赋的艺术家。Isabelle is a talented artist.
- 我昨天去了伊莎贝尔的家。I visited Isabelle's house yesterday.
- 伊莎贝尔喜欢弹钢琴。Isabelle loves playing the piano.
- 伊莎贝尔是一个好名字。Yīshābèi'ěr shì yīgè hǎo míngzì.Isabelle is a good name.
- 我认识一个叫伊莎贝尔的朋友。Wǒ rènshì yīgè jiào Yīshābèi'ěr de péngyǒu.I know a friend named Isabelle.
- 伊莎贝尔今天不在办公室。Yīshābèi'ěr jīntiān bù zài bàngōngshì.Isabelle is not in the office today.
Example conversation
浩然 and 晓雯 are talking about a new colleague.
- 浩然 Haoran新来的同事叫什么名字？Xīn lái de tóngshì jiào shénme míngzì?What is the new colleague's name?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen她的名字是伊莎贝尔。Tā de míngzì shì Yīshābèi'ěr.Her name is Isabelle.
- 浩然 Haoran伊莎贝尔很友好吗？Yīshābèi'ěr hěn yǒuhǎo ma?Is Isabelle very friendly?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen是的，她人非常好。Shì de, tā rén fēicháng hǎo.Yes, she is a very nice person.
