萨布丽娜
sàbùlìnà
The English female given name Sabrina is translated into Chinese as 萨布丽娜 (sàbùlìnà).
To address someone by this name in a specific context, you can use 萨比丽娜小姐 (Sà Bǐ Lì Nà Xiǎo Jiě) to mean "Miss Sabrina".
How do you pronounce it?
sàbùlìnà
Did you know?
- While English speakers use 'Miss' as a polite prefix, adding 小姐 (xiǎojiě) after a transliterated name like 萨布丽娜小姐 can be risky in certain parts of mainland China. In some contexts, 小姐 has become a slang term for a sex worker, so using 'Ms.' or 'Miss' with a surname is often safer.
- The character 娜 (nà) is a 'gender marker' in transliteration. It is almost exclusively used for female names to provide a soft, feminine phonetic ending, much like the 'a' at the end of 'Sabrina' does in Latin-based languages.
- The character 萨 is the same one used to translate 'Sakya' in 释迦牟尼 for the Buddha, giving the name a subtle, unintentional connection to Buddhist terminology in Chinese.
Examples in context
- Nǐ hǎo, Sà Bǐ Lì Nà! (你好，萨比丽娜!)Hello, Sabrina!
- Sā Bī Nà, nǐ zuìjìn zěnme yàng? (萨比娜，你最近怎么样?)Sabrina, how have you been recently?
- 萨布丽娜是我的朋友。Sàbùlìnà shì wǒ de péngyǒu.Sabrina is my friend.
- 萨布丽娜很喜欢听音乐。Sàbùlìnà hěn xǐhuān tīng yīnyuè.Sabrina likes listening to music very much.
- 我想认识萨布丽娜。Wǒ xiǎng rènshí Sàbùlìnà.I want to get to know Sabrina.
Example conversation
Wei asks Yu Ting about a new classmate.
- 伟 Wei那个新同学叫萨布丽娜吗？Nàge xīn tóngxué jiào Sàbùlìnà ma?Is that new classmate named Sabrina?
- 雨婷 Yuting是的，她叫萨布丽娜。Shì de, tā jiào Sàbùlìnà.Yes, her name is Sabrina.
- 伟 Wei她是一个很好的人。Tā shì yīgè hěn hǎo de rén.She is a very nice person.
- 雨婷 Yuting我也觉得萨布丽娜很友好。Wǒ yě juédé Sàbùlìnà hěn yǒuhǎo.I also think Sabrina is very friendly.
