伊斯拉
Yīsīlā
伊斯拉 (Yīsīlā) is the Chinese way to say the female given name Isla.
伊斯拉 is used as a transliteration for the female given name Isla.
How do you pronounce it?
Yīsīlā
Did you know?
- While 伊斯拉 is a phonetic transliteration, the Chinese word for 'island' is 岛 (dǎo), which shares no linguistic connection with the name 'Isla'.
- If a Chinese speaker sees the characters 伊斯拉 without context, they might mistake it for a transliteration of 'Israel' (以色列), which begins with similar sounds.
- The character 斯 (sī) is frequently used in transliterating foreign names like 'Smith' or 'Columbus', making it a visual cue to Chinese readers that the word is a non-Chinese name.
Examples in context
- 这位是伊斯拉小姐。This is Miss Isla.
- 你好，依斯拉！Hello, Isla!
- 伊斯拉是一个女孩的名字。Yīsīlā shì yīgè nǚhái de míngzì.Isla is a girl's name.
- 伊斯拉今天过生日。Yīsīlā jīntiān guò shēngrì.Isla is having a birthday today.
- 我认识一个叫伊斯拉的女孩。Wǒ rènshì yīgè jiào Yīsīlā de nǚhái.I know a girl named Isla.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a new classmate.
- 俊杰 Junjie你知道新同学叫什么吗？Nǐ zhīdào xīn tóngxué jiào shénme ma?Do you know what the new classmate's name is?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen她叫伊斯拉。Tā jiào Yīsīlā.Her name is Isla.
- 俊杰 Junjie伊斯拉是一个好听的名字。Yīsīlā shì yīgè hǎotīng de míngzì.Isla is a beautiful name.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen是的，她人也很好。Shì de, tā rén yě hěn hǎo.Yes, and she is very nice too.
