マリーン
Marīn
マリーン (Marīn) is the Japanese transliteration of the female given name Marlene.
Meaning: female given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Marīn.
Did you know?
- The word マリーン (marīn) is also the Japanese transliteration for the English word 'marine', meaning relating to the sea.
- If a person named Marlene chooses Kanji for her name, she might use 真 ('ma') meaning 'true' and 凛 ('rin') meaning 'dignified'. This transforms a foreign sound into a meaningful Japanese name.
- Because Japanese grammar requires a suffix to indicate social standing, a person named Marlene would rarely be called just マリーン and would instead be マリーンさん.
Examples in context
- マリーンさんはとても優しいです。Marīn-san wa totemo yasashii desu.Marlene is very kind.
- マリーンさんの絵は美しいです。Marīn-san no e wa utsukushii desu.Marlene's picture is beautiful.
Example conversation
Misaki and Kenta are talking about a classmate at a cafe.
- 美咲 Misakiマリーンさんを知っていますか？Marīn-san o shitte imasu ka?Do you know Marlene?
- 健太 Kentaはい、マリーンさんはクラスメイトです。Hai, Marīn-san wa kurasumeito desu.Yes, Marlene is a classmate.
- 美咲 Misaki彼女はとても明るいですね。Kanojo wa totemo akarui desu ne.She is very cheerful, isn't she?
- 健太 Kentaそうですね、とても親しみやすいです。Sō desu ne, totemo shitashimiyasui desu.That's true, she is very friendly.
