How to Say "Sydney" in Japanese

シドニー

Shidonī[ɕido̞ɲ̟iː]

The English name Sydney is translated into Japanese as シドニー (Shidonī).

シドニー is the name of the city of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, Australia.

Meaning: state capital of New South Wales, Australia (name)

How do you pronounce it?

Shidonī

In Japanese, names of foreign cities are often written in 'katakana', a specific script used for loanwords and foreign concepts.
The phonetic structure of シドニー is constrained by the fact that Japanese syllables almost always end in a vowel.
The long vowel at the end, indicated by the macron in the transcription shidonī, is represented by the character ー in Japanese script. This acts as a musical-style extension of the previous vowel sound.

いつシドニーに着くんだろう。
When will we get to Sydney?
This sentence is useful for asking about an arrival time in シドニー.
Tatoeba #228965 by small_snow, translation #66322 by CN
今日、シドニーから帰って来るのよ。
He comes back from Sydney today.
This sentence is useful for describing someone returning from シドニー.
Tatoeba #11536023 by small_snow, translation #283042 by CK
シドニーの空気は東京よりきれいです。
The air of Sydney is cleaner than that of Tokyo.
This sentence is useful for comparing the air quality of シドニー to that of Tokyo.
Tatoeba #216147 by KK_kaku_, translation #53450 by AlanF_US
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Kenta and Yui are talking about their travel plans.

健太 Kenta

次はシドニーに行きたいな。
Tsugi wa Shidoni ni ikitai na.
I want to go to Sydney next.
結衣 Yui

シドニーはいいところだよ。
Shidoni wa ii tokoro dayo.
Sydney is a great place.
健太 Kenta

結衣もシドニーに行ったことがあるの？
Yui mo Shidoni ni itta koto ga aru no?
Have you been to Sydney too, Yui?
結衣 Yui

うん、一度あるよ。
Un, ichido aru yo.
Yes, I have been once.

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