ケルシー
The English name Kelsey is written in Japanese as ケルシー.
Did you know?
- While ケルシー is a phonetic translation, a Japanese person might choose kanji characters to write the name 'Kelsey' to give it a specific meaning, such as 'sacred' or 'celebration'.
- The 'l' sound in 'Kelsey' is rendered as ル ('ru') because Japanese lacks a distinct 'l' sound, meaning ケルシー sounds closer to 'Kerushii' to a native speaker.
- If a person named 'Kelsey' introduces themselves in Japan, they might add the suffix さん ('san') to their own name when referring to others, but never to themselves.
Examples in context
- こんにちは、ケルシーさん。よろしくお願いします。Hello, Kelsey. Nice to meet you.
- おはよう、ケルシー！昨日のパーティー楽しかったね？Good morning, Kelsey! Yesterday's party was fun, right?
- いらっしゃいませ。何になさいますか？
お願い、コーヒーを一杯ください。
かしこまりました、ケルシーさん。Welcome. What would you like?
I'd like a cup of coffee, please.
Understood, Kelsey. - 私はケルシーです。一緒に勉強しましょう！I'm Kelsey. Let's study together!
- ケルシーさんは学生です。Kereshii-san wa gakusei desu.Kelsey is a student.
- 私の友達はケルシーです。Watashi no tomodachi wa Kereshii desu.My friend is Kelsey.
- ケルシーはどこにいますか？Kereshii wa doko ni imasu ka?Where is Kelsey?
Example conversation
Misaki and Hiroto are talking about their classmate at school.
- 美咲 Misaki大翔、ケルシーさんは今日休み？Hiroto, Kereshii-san wa kyou yasumi?Hiroto, is Kelsey off today?
- 大翔 Hirotoうん、ケルシーさんは風邪みたいだよ。Un, Kereshii-san wa kaze mitai da yo.Yeah, it looks like Kelsey has a cold.
- 美咲 Misakiそうなんだ。大丈夫かな？Sou nanda. Daijoubu kana?I see. I wonder if she is okay.
- 大翔 Hiroto明日には来ると思うよ。Ashita ni wa kuru to omou yo.I think she will be here tomorrow.
