莱拉
Láilā
莱拉 (Láilā) is the Chinese way to say the female given name Layla.
The phrase is used as a female given name.
Which one should you use?
莱拉 is the formal transliteration of the name, while 莱莉 is used as an informal transliteration.
How do you pronounce it?
Láilā
Did you know?
- The character 莱 in 莱拉 originally refers to a type of wild goosefoot weed. It is frequently used in Chinese transliterations of Western names because its sound mimics the English 'L' sound.
- If a Chinese speaker wants to emphasize the 'feminine' nature of the name, they may choose 莱莉 over 莱拉 because 莉 is a very common character in traditional female names.
- Depending on the region, the character 拉 can be associated with 'pulling' or 'playing' a stringed instrument, such as a violin, which adds a musical subtext to the name in certain contexts.
Examples in context
- 莱拉现在五岁了Layla is five now.This sentence shows the age of 莱拉.Tatoeba #6069982 by SnowWalkerJ, translation #6069698 by OsoHombre
- 莱拉看起来很完美。Layla looked perfect.This sentence describes how 莱拉 looked.Tatoeba #8696243 by crescat, translation #5879221 by OsoHombre
- 萨米对莱拉非常好。Sami was super nice to Layla.This sentence describes Sami's behavior toward 莱拉.Tatoeba #13048188 by maina, translation #7206210 by OsoHombre
- Nǐ hǎo Layla, zuìjìn zěnme yàng? (你好莱拉，最近怎么样？)Hi Layla, how have you been lately?
- 11 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a mutual friend's birthday party.
- 雨婷 Yuting莱拉会去参加生日派对吗？Láilā huì qù cānjiā shēngrì pàiduì ma?Will Layla go to the birthday party?
- 伟 Wei是的，莱拉已经说她会去了。Shì de, Láilā yǐjīng shuō tā huì qù le.Yes, Layla already said she will go.
- 雨婷 Yuting那太好了，我也很想见她。Nà tài hǎo le, wǒ yě hěn xiǎng jiàn tā.That's great, I really want to see her too.
- 伟 Wei到时候我们一起去见她吧。Dào shíhòu wǒmen yīqǐ qù jiàn tā ba.Let's go see her together then.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
