メルビン
The Japanese phrase for melvin is メルビン.
Did you know?
- If a person named Melvin were to write their name in Kanji, they would have to choose characters based on their sound or meaning, as there is no 'standard' way to write foreign names in Kanji.
- When introducing someone named メルビン in a formal setting, a Japanese speaker would add the honorific suffix さん to become メルビンさん.
- Writing メルビン in Katakana signals to the reader immediately that the word is a loanword and not a native Japanese word.
Examples in context
- メルヴィンさん、お会いできてうれしいです。Mr./Mrs. Melvin, it's nice to meet you.
- メルビンはとても親切です。Merubin wa totemo shinsetsu desu.Melvin is very kind.
- あれはメルビンのカバンです。Are wa Merubin no kaban desu.That is Melvin's bag.
- メルビンに手紙を書きました。Merubin ni tegami o kakimashita.I wrote a letter to Melvin.
Example conversation
Misaki and Hiroto are talking about their foreign friend at a cafe.
- 美咲 Misakiメルビンは今どこにいるの？Merubin wa ima doko ni iru no?Where is Melvin now?
- 大翔 Hiroto彼は図書館にいるよ。Kare wa toshokan ni iru yo.He is at the library.
- 美咲 Misakiまた後でメルビンに会おう。Mata ato de Merubin ni aou.Let's meet Melvin again later.
- 大翔 Hirotoそうだね、賛成だよ。Sou dane, sansei da yo.That's true, I agree.
