ロベルト
Roberto
The English name Roberto is written as ロベルト in Japanese.
ロベルト is the standard way to write the male given name Roberto in Japanese.
Which one should you use?
While ロベルト is the standard form, you may encounter the diminutive ロベちゃん (Robe-chan) in friendly contexts.
How do you pronounce it?
Roberto
Did you know?
- Because Japanese lacks a 'r' sound identical to English or Spanish, the ロ (ro) in ロベルト is pronounced with a flick of the tongue that sounds like a cross between an 'r' and an 'l'.
- The honorific suffix -san is almost always added to ロベルト as ロベルトさん in professional settings, because using a name alone is considered overly intimate or rude.
- If a person named Roberto wants a Japanese name, they might choose Kanji like 露 meaning 'dew' to represent the ro sound, transforming a phonetic loanword into a poetic image.
Examples in context
- ロベルトさん、お会いできて光栄です。It's an honor to meet you, Roberto.
- ロベちゃん、元気？Hey, Robe! How are you doing?
- ロベルトさんの報告書をお待ちしています。We are awaiting Roberto's report.
- ロベくん、レポートまだ？Hey, Robe! Is the report ready yet?
- ロベルトさんは親切な人です。Roberto-san wa shinsetsu na hito desu.Roberto is a kind person.
- 私の友達の名前はロベルトです。Watashi no tomodachi no namae wa Roberto desu.My friend's name is Roberto.
- ロベルトはイタリア出身です。Roberto wa Itaria shusshin desu.Roberto is from Italy.
Example conversation
Misaki and Hiroto are talking about a new classmate.
- 美咲 Misaki新しいクラスメイトの名前は何ですか？Atarashii kurasumeito no namae wa nan desu ka?What is the new classmate's name?
- 大翔 Hirotoロベルトですよ。Roberto desu yo.It's Roberto.
- 美咲 Misakiロベルトさんはどこから来ましたか？Roberto-san wa doko kara kimashita ka?Where is Roberto from?
- 大翔 Hirotoブラジルから来ました。Burajiru kara kimashita.He came from Brazil.
