プエルトリコ人
puerutorikojin
The English phrase 'puerto rican' is translated into Japanese as プエルトリコ人 (puerutorikojin).
プエルトリコ人 is used to mean both the adjective 'Puerto Rican' and the noun 'a Puerto Rican person'.
Meaning: pertaining to Puerto Rico (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is composed of プエルトリコ, which means Puerto Rico and 人, which means person or people.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
In Japanese, the same word プエルトリコ人 functions as both the noun for a person from Puerto Rico and the adjective describing things pertaining to Puerto Rico.
How do you pronounce it?
puerutorikojin
Did you know?
- If you want to describe a 'Puerto Rican' food or object, you might use プエルトリコ風 (Puerto Rico style) instead of the standard nationality form. This uses the character 風, which means 'wind' but acts as a suffix meaning 'style' or 'way'.
- The character 人 in プエルトリコ人 is read as 'jin' when referring to nationality, but it can be read as 'hito' when describing a generic 'person'.
- In Japanese, names of countries and nationalities are written in Katakana, the phonetic script for foreign words, which is why 'Puerto Rico' is written as プエルトリコ.
Examples in context
- あの方はプエルトリコ出身の方です。That person is someone from Puerto Rico.
- プエルトリコ人の友人と一緒に旅行しました。I traveled with a Puerto Rican friend.
- 彼はプエルトリカンなんだ。He is a Puerto Rican, you know?
- 彼はプエルトリコ人です。Kare wa Puerutoriko-jin desu.He is Puerto Rican.
- プエルトリコ人の友達がいます。Puerutoriko-jin no tomodachi ga imasu.I have a Puerto Rican friend.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a new coworker at their office.
- 結衣 Yui新しい同僚はどこから来たの？Atarashii doryō wa doko kara kita no?Where is the new coworker from?
- 蓮 Ren彼はプエルトリコ人だよ。Kare wa Puerutoriko-jin dayo.He is Puerto Rican.
- 結衣 Yuiへえ、プエルトリコ人なんだね！Hee, Puerutoriko-jin nanda ne!Oh, so he is Puerto Rican!
- 蓮 Renそうだよ、とても親切な人だよ。Sō dayo, totemo shinsetsu na hito dayo.That's right, he is a very kind person.
