ナラ
nara
The name Nala from the movie The Lion King is written as ナラ (nara) in Japanese.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is nara.
Did you know?
- The city of 奈良 (Nara) is world-famous for its hundreds of free-roaming deer. This creates a funny coincidence when the name ナラ is used for an animal character like Nala.
- In Japanese, the sound ラ (ra) is a flap produced by a single flick of the tongue. It sounds more like the 'tt' in the American English word 'better' than the English 'r' in 'rabbit'.
- The name ナラ is written in カタカナ (katakana), a script used specifically for foreign loanwords. This visually marks the name as non-Japanese to any reader.
Examples in context
- すみません、ナラさんの名前を日本語でどう言いますか？Excuse me, how do you say the name "Nala" in Japanese?
- ありがとうございます！Thank you very much!
- どういたしまして！You're welcome!
- ライオンキングのナラが好きです。Raion Kingu no Nara ga suki desu.I like Nala from The Lion King.
- ナラはとても美しいキャラクターですね。Nara wa totemo utsukushii kyarakutā desu ne.Nala is a very beautiful character, isn't she?
Example conversation
Hiyori and Kenta are talking about their favorite movie characters.
- 陽葵 Himariライオンキングで誰が一番好き？Raion Kingu de dare ga ichiban suki?Who is your favorite character in The Lion King?
- 健太 Kenta僕はナラが一番好きだよ。Boku wa Nara ga ichiban suki dayo.I like Nala the most.
- 陽葵 Himariいいよね。ナラはとても賢いし。Ii yo ne. Nara wa totemo kashikoi shi.Right? Nala is very smart, too.
- 健太 Kenta本当にそう思うよ。Hontō ni sō omou yo.I really think so.
