マリリン
maririn
The English name Marilyn is written as マリリン (maririn) in Japanese.
マリリン is the phonetic transcription of the female given name Marilyn used in Japanese.
How do you pronounce it?
maririn
Did you know?
- If a Japanese person were to name their child 'Marilyn' using Kanji, the meaning would change entirely based on the characters chosen, such as 'Ma' meaning 'true' or 'Ri' meaning 'jasmine'.
- In Japanese pop culture, the name 'Marilyn' often carries a specific nuance of 'Western glamour' or 'Hollywood icon' due to the intense association with Marilyn Monroe.
- Unlike English names which are often written with a single surname, if you were to write 'Marilyn' in a Japanese formal context, you would almost always need to append a title like さん (san) to avoid sounding impolite.
Examples in context
- マリリンが住んでいる新しい家を、見たことがありますか。Have you ever seen the new house in which Marilyn lives?This sentence is useful for seeing how to use マリリン in a question about a person's residence.Tatoeba #195164 by bunbuku, translation #32338 by Dejo
- こんにちは、マリリンさんHello, Marilyn
- マリリン様、ご挨拶申し上げますGreetings, Marilyn
- マリリンはとても親切な人です。Maririn wa totemo shinsetsu na hito desu.Marilyn is a very kind person.
- マリリンに手紙を書いてもいいですか。Maririn ni tegami o kaite mo ii desu ka.May I write a letter to Marilyn?
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Ren and Yui are talking about their new colleague.
- 蓮 Ren新しい同僚のマリリンさんは、どうですか。Atarashii doryo no Maririn-san wa, do desu ka.What do you think of the new colleague, Marilyn?
- 結衣 Yuiマリリンさんは、仕事がとても早いですね。Maririn-san wa, shigoto ga totemo hayai desu ne.Marilyn is very fast at her work.
- 蓮 Ren本当に、とても頼りになります。Honto ni, totemo tayori ni narimasu.She really is very reliable.
- 結衣 Yuiはい、みんなに好かれていますよ。Hai, minna ni sukarete imasu yo.Yes, everyone likes her.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
