レイラニ
The phrase leilani is translated into Japanese as レイラニ.
Did you know?
- If a Japanese person wanted to give レイラニ a meaning, they might assign kanji characters to it, such as 麗 for 'beautiful' and 蘭 for 'orchid'.
- A Japanese speaker might accidentally hear レイラニ as れいら 'Reira' followed by the particle に 'to', which changes the meaning to 'to Reira'.
- If a Japanese person were to write レイラニ using 'ateji', they might choose characters based solely on sound, such as 礼 (etiquette) and 来 (to come), which completely changes the meaning.
Examples in context
- レイちゃん、遊びに行こうよ！Let's go play, Lei-chan!
- レイラニはとても美しい名前ですね。Reirani wa totemo utsukushii namae desu ne.Leilani is a very beautiful name, isn't it?
- 私の新しい犬の名前はレイラニです。Watashi no atarashii inu no namae wa Reirani desu.My new dog's name is Leilani.
- レイラニという曲を聴きました。Reirani to iu kyoku o kikimashita.I listened to a song called Leilani.
Example conversation
Kenta and Himari are introducing a new friend.
- 健太 Kenta彼女はレイラニさんです。Kanojo wa Reirani-san desu.This is Leilani.
- 陽葵 Himariはじめまして、レイラニさん。Hajimemashite, Reirani-san.Nice to meet you, Leilani.
- 健太 Kenta彼女はハワイから来ました。Kanojo wa Hawai kara kimashita.She came from Hawaii.
- 陽葵 Himariそれは素敵ですね。Sore wa suteki desu ne.That's lovely.
