玛丽亚
mǎlìyà
玛丽亚 (mǎlìyà) is the Chinese way to say the female given name Maria.
Meaning: female given name (name)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Cantonese, the name can be pronounced as Máh-lèih-āh (瑪利亞).
How do you pronounce it?
mǎlìyà
Did you know?
- While 玛丽亚 is the standard transliteration, a person named Maria might be given a completely different, purely Chinese name by their parents to avoid looking like a 'foreign' name.
- Because the name is composed of characters with specific meanings, some Chinese speakers might mistakenly assume 'Maria' is a name that actually means 'beautiful agate' if they do not realize it is a transliteration.
- The character 亚 (yà), often used in the name Maria, is also the character used for 'Asia' in Chinese.
Examples in context
- 玛丽亚在波士顿。Maria is in Boston.This sentence shows the location of 玛丽亚.Tatoeba #5552318 by verdastelo9604, translation #5552326 by verdastelo9604
- 玛丽亚准时来了。Maria came on time.This sentence describes the punctuality of 玛丽亚.Tatoeba #7768316 by jiangche, translation #8249385 by francaisr0wlet
- 玛丽亚喜欢长途骑行。Maria likes long bike rides.This sentence mentions a hobby of 玛丽亚.Tatoeba #13054929 by maina, translation #13054868 by araneo
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Xiaowen and Wei are discussing a new coworker at the office.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen玛丽亚是新来的同事吗？Mǎlìyà shì xīn lái de tóngshì ma?Is Maria the new colleague?
- 伟 Wei是的，她今天第一天上班。Shì de, tā jīntiān dì yī tiān shàngbān.Yes, today is her first day at work.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen那我们要不要去欢迎她？Nà wǒmen yào bù yào qù huānyíng tā?Then should we go welcome her?
- 伟 Wei好啊，我们一起去吧。Hǎo a, wǒmen yīqǐ qù ba.Sure, let's go together.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
