How to Say "Marco" in Japanese

マルコ

Maruko[ma̠ɾɯ̟ko̞]

マルコ (Maruko) is the Japanese way to write the male given name Marco.

How do you pronounce it?

The romanization is Maruko.

In Japanese, the sound マル (maru) is used to mark a correct answer on a test, similar to how English speakers use a 'check mark'.
In Japanese, the 'ko' sound in マルコ is very common in female names, such as 花子 (Hanako), which can make the name sound slightly ambiguous to some ears.
In traditional Japanese ship naming, the suffix 丸 (maru) is often added to the end of vessel names, such as the famous 'Nippon Maru'. While マルコ is a foreign name, it shares the same phonetic ending as these historic ships.

マルコが病気だった事は知っています。
I know that Marco has been sick.
Tatoeba #811770 by arihato, translation #808517 by Zifre
鍵を持っているのは誰だ？ ― マルコが持っている。
"Who has the key?" "Marco has it."
Tatoeba #6832768 by tsukimori, translation #10495256 by DJ_Saidez
マルコさん、久しぶり！立派な男になりましたね！
Marco, long time no see! You sure have become a great man!
Tatoeba #1394121 by marcelostockle, translation #10617607 by auxitt
初めまして、マルコと申します。よろしくお願いします。
Nice to meet you, my name is Marco. Pleased to make your acquaintance.

Yota and Himari are looking at a group photo.

陽太 Yota

この写真の人はマルコですか？
Kono shashin no hito wa Maruko desu ka?
Is the person in this photo Marco?
陽葵 Himari

はい、彼がマルコです。
Hai, kare ga Maruko desu.
Yes, he is Marco.
陽太 Yota

マルコはどこに住んでいますか？
Maruko wa doko ni sunde imasu ka?
Where does Marco live?
陽葵 Himari

今はイタリアに住んでいます。
Ima wa Itaria ni sunde imasu.
He lives in Italy now.

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