ジョリー
jorī
ジョリー (jorī) is the Japanese way to say "jolie" for people or brands.
The term is used as a proper noun for names of people or brands. The informal expression ステキ can be used to convey the meaning of wonderful, great or fantastic.
How do you pronounce it?
jorī
Did you know?
- Loanwords like ジョリー are often paired with other European words in Japanese logos to create a 'fantasy' image of a place that does not actually exist in Europe.
- When a Japanese person says ジョリー, the 'r' sound is produced by a single quick tap of the tongue against the roof of the mouth, similar to the 'dd' in the English word 'ladder'.
- In Japanese branding, loanwords like ジョリー are often chosen specifically to evoke a sense of European elegance or high-class sophistication that native Japanese words might not convey.
Examples in context
- あなたはきれいですYou are beautiful.
- あの人は美しいですThat person is beautiful.
- あなたはかわいいねYou are cute.
- あの女の人はステキだThat woman is wonderful.
- あの女性は美しいですThat woman is beautiful.
- あの人はステキだよThat person is wonderful.
- ジョリーという名前ですね。Jorī to iu namae desu ne.The name is Jolie, right?
- ジョリーは新しいブランドです。Jorī wa atarashii burando desu.Jolie is a new brand.
- ジョリーさんのノートはどこですか？Jorī-san no nōto wa doko desu ka?Where is Jolie's notebook?
Example conversation
Ren and Yui are talking about a new colleague.
- 蓮 Ren新しい同僚はジョリーさんです。Atarashii dōryō wa Jorī-san desu.The new colleague is Jolie.
- 結衣 Yuiジョリーさんはどこから来ましたか。Jorī-san wa doko kara kimashita ka.Where is Jolie from?
- 蓮 Renフランスから来たそうです。Furansu kara kita sō desu.I heard she came from France.
- 結衣 Yuiそれはいいですね。Sore wa ii desu ne.That's nice.
