塔玛拉
tǎ mǎ lā
塔玛拉 (tǎ mǎ lā) is the Chinese transliteration of the female given name Tamara.
Meaning: female given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is tǎ mǎ lā.
Did you know?
- The character 玛 (mǎ) is almost exclusively found in transliterated female names or foreign locations. It is rarely used in native Chinese names because of its specific role in phonetic transcription.
- The character 塔 (tǎ), used in 塔玛拉, literally means 'pagoda' or 'tower'. While it serves a phonetic purpose here, it carries a strong architectural and religious connotation in Chinese culture.
- The syllable 拉 (lā) is frequently used in Chinese to represent the 'ra' or 'la' sound in foreign names, but its primary meaning is 'to pull'.
Examples in context
- 塔玛拉是个非常友好的人。Tamara is a very friendly person.
- 我想认识塔玛拉。Wǒ xiǎng rènshi Tǎmǎlā.I want to meet Tamara.
- 塔玛拉是一名医生。Tǎmǎlā shì yī míng yīshēng.Tamara is a doctor.
- 这是塔玛拉的书。Zhè shì Tǎmǎlā de shū.This is Tamara's book.
Example conversation
Two colleagues are talking about a new coworker.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen你见过塔玛拉吗？Nǐ jiàn guo Tǎmǎlā ma?Have you seen Tamara?
- 志强 Zhiqiang我见过她。Wǒ jiàn guo tā.I have seen her.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen她人很好。Tā rén hěn hǎo.She is a very nice person.
- 志强 Zhiqiang是的，我也这么觉得。Shì de, wǒ yě zhè me jué de.Yes, I think so too.
