オマ
oma
オマ (oma) is the Japanese way to refer to Oma, a brand of high-performance audio equipment.
This term is used specifically to identify the brand of high-performance audio equipment.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is oma.
Did you know?
- While oma refers to the audio brand, the sound oma in common Japanese speech can be a very blunt or rude way to say 'you' if shortened from omae.
- If the sounds 'o' and 'ma' were written using kanji, they could be interpreted as 'large' and 'horse'. This creates a mental image of a 'big horse' which is entirely unrelated to the audio brand.
- Because Japanese is a mora-timed language, the brand name 'oma' is not one single sliding sound. It is strictly delivered as two distinct rhythmic beats, 'o' and 'ma'.
Example conversation
Ren and Himari are looking at audio equipment in a store.
- 蓮 Ren陽葵、このオマのアンプを見て。Himari, kono oma no anpu o mite.Himari, look at this Oma amplifier.
- 陽葵 Himariわあ、デザインがかっこいいですね。waa, dezain ga kakkoii desu ne.Wow, the design is cool.
- 蓮 Ren音質も最高だと言われています。onshitsu mo saikō da to iwarete imasu.It's said that the sound quality is the best, too.
- 陽葵 Himari蓮さんと一緒に試聴しましょう。Ren-san to issho ni shichō shimashō.Let's listen to it together, Ren.
