罗马尼亚
Luómǎníyǎ
罗马尼亚 (Luómǎníyǎ) is the Chinese name for the South-Eastern European country Romania.
罗马尼亚 is used as the proper noun for the country Romania.
Meaning: South-Eastern European country (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Luómǎníyǎ
Did you know?
- Chinese names for countries are often phonetic approximations, and 尼亚 is a common suffix used for many nations ending in 'nia', such as Tanzania and Estonia.
- The first three characters, 罗马, also mean 'Rome' in Chinese, which creates a phonetic and visual link between the two names.
- The character 马 in 罗马尼亚 means 'horse', although here it is used only for its sound.
Examples in context
- 当你去罗马尼亚的时候，你将会造访吸血鬼之王的城堡。When you go to Romania, you will visit Dracula's Castle.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use 罗马尼亚 in a sentence about travel.Tatoeba #1394888 by mtdot, translation #411856 by Dorenda
- Wǒ xiǎng qù Ruìmǎníyà lǚyóu. (我想去瑞⽶尼亚旅游。)I want to travel to Romania.
- 罗马尼亚位于欧洲东南部。Luómǎníyà wèiyú Ōuzhōu dōngnánbù.Romania is located in southeastern Europe.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their travel plans in a cafe.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen你打算去哪里度假？Nǐ dǎsuàn qù nǎlǐ dùjià?Where do you plan to go for vacation?
- 伟 Wei我准备去罗马尼亚。Wǒ zhǔnbèi qù Luómǎníyà.I am preparing to go to Romania.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen那里的风景很漂亮吧？Nàlǐ de fēngjǐng hěn piàoliang ba?The scenery there is beautiful, isn't it?
- 伟 Wei是的，非常有特色。Shì de, fēicháng yǒu tèsè.Yes, it is very unique.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
