サハ
saha
サハ (saha) is the Japanese name for the region or entity referred to as Saha.
How do you pronounce it?
saha
Did you know?
- Because サハ is written in Katakana, any Japanese reader instantly recognizes it as a 'loanword' from another language before they even read the sound.
- While サハ is a short sound, Japanese speakers often expand it to サハリン when referring specifically to Sakhalin island.
- Japanese speakers may add the word 共和国 'republic' after サハ when discussing the Sakha Republic to be formal and precise.
Examples in context
- サハに住んでいます。Saha ni sunde imasu.I live in Saha.
- サハはとても広いです。Saha wa totemo hiroi desu.Saha is very large.
- サハへ行きたいです。Saha e ikitai desu.I want to go to Saha.
Example conversation
Yui and Ren are looking at a map together.
- 結衣 Yui蓮、ここがサハだよ。Ren, koko ga Saha dayo.Ren, this is Saha.
- 蓮 Renへえ、サハはかなり北にあるね。Hee, Saha wa kanari kita ni aru ne.Wow, Saha is quite far north.
- 結衣 Yuiうん、本当に遠いよね。Un, hontō ni tōi yone.Yeah, it's really far.
- 蓮 Renいつか行ってみたいなあ。Itsuka itte mitai naa.I'd love to go there someday.
