サントス
santosu
サントス (santosu) is the Japanese way to say the proper name Santos.
サントス is used as a proper name to refer to a person or a place.
How do you pronounce it?
santosu
Did you know?
- When addressing someone named サントス, a Japanese speaker will almost always add the honorific suffix さん (san), resulting in サントスさん.
- The name サントス is written in katakana, a script used primarily for foreign names and loanwords to distinguish them from native Japanese words.
- Because the Japanese syllabary requires every consonant (except 'n') to be followed by a vowel, the final 's' in 'Santos' becomes 'su' (ス).
Examples in context
- サントスさんはとても親切です。Santosu-san wa totemo shinsetsu desu.Mr. Santos is very kind.
- サントスへ行きたいです。Santosu e ikitai desu.I want to go to Santos.
- サントスさんの料理は美味しいです。Santosu-san no ryouri wa oishii desu.Mr. Santos's cooking is delicious.
Example conversation
陽葵 is asking 陽太 about a person they both know.
- 陽葵 Himariサントスさんはどこにいますか？Santosu-san wa doko ni imasu ka?Where is Mr. Santos?
- 陽太 Yota彼は今、家にいますよ。Kare wa ima, ie ni imasu yo.He is at home now.
- 陽葵 Himariそうですか。後で行きます。Sou desu ka. Ato de ikimasu.I see. I will go later.
- 陽太 Yota分かりました。Wakarimashita.Understood.
