サウスパーク
Sausu Pāku
サウスパーク (Sausu Pāku) is the Japanese way to say the name of the American animated television series South Park.
This phrase is the name of the American animated television series South Park.
How do you pronounce it?
Sausu Pāku
Did you know?
- Fans in Japan often refer to the show as サウパ Saupa for short. This type of clipping is common in Japanese pop culture to make long loanwords easier to say.
- While サウスパーク is the title, the show's characteristic satire is often categorized in Japan as ブラックユーモア, or 'black humor', a term used more frequently than 'dark comedy'.
- If a Japanese person were to describe a 'south park' literally as a public garden in the southern part of a city, they would not use this phrase, but rather describe the location with native Japanese words.
Examples in context
- 彼（かれ）は 「サウスパーク」 が大好（だいす）きです。He loves "South Park."
- サウスパークは本当に面白いです。Sausu Pāku wa hontō ni omoshiroi desu.South Park is really funny.
- 昨日サウスパークを見ました。Kinō Sausu Pāku o mimashita.I watched South Park yesterday.
- サウスパークはアメリカのアニメです。Sausu Pāku wa Amerika no anime desu.South Park is an American animation.
Example conversation
Yui and Hiroto are talking about their favorite TV shows.
- 結衣 Yui大翔は、サウスパークが好きですか？Hiroto wa, Sausupāku ga suki desu ka?Hiroto, do you like South Park?
- 大翔 Hirotoはい、大好きです。結衣は？Hai, daisuki desu. Yui wa?Yes, I love it. How about you, Yui?
- 結衣 Yui私も好きだけど、少し刺激的すぎるかも。Watashi mo suki dakedo, sukoshi shigekitekisugiru kamo.I like it too, but it might be a bit too provocative.
- 大翔 Hirotoそこがサウスパークのいいところですよ。Soko ga Sausupāku no ii tokoro desu yo.That is what's great about South Park.
