タミー
Tamī
Tammy is the Japanese way to write the female given name Tammy.
タミー is used to represent the name Tammy. It is written in Katakana, which is the Japanese script specifically used for foreign names and loanwords.
How do you pronounce it?
Tamī
Did you know?
- While タミー is the standard phonetic transcription, some Japanese people choose 'ateji' to write foreign names using Kanji characters to give the name a specific meaning like 'beautiful' or 'snow'.
- When introducing themselves, a person named Tammy might say タミーと申します (Tammy to moshimasu), which is a humble form of 'my name is' used in business settings.
- If a person named Tammy wants to be extra polite, they would add the honorific さん (san), resulting in タミーさん, regardless of their own status.
Examples in context
- はじめまして、私の名前はタミーです。Nice to meet you, my name is Tammy.
- タミーさん、元気？Hey Tammy, how are you?
- タミーはどこにいますか？Tamī wa doko ni imasu ka?Where is Tammy?
- タミーに手紙を書きました。Tamī ni tegami o kakimashita.I wrote a letter to Tammy.
Example conversation
Misaki and Hiroto are talking about a mutual friend in a cafe.
- 美咲 Misakiタミーは今日、来ますか？Tamī wa kyō, kimasu ka?Is Tammy coming today?
- 大翔 Hirotoはい、彼女は午後に来る予定です。Hai, kanojo wa gogo ni kuru yotei desu.Yes, she is scheduled to arrive in the afternoon.
- 美咲 Misakiタミーに会えるのが楽しみです。Tamī ni aeru no ga tanoshimi desu.I am looking forward to seeing Tammy.
- 大翔 Hiroto僕も彼女に会いたいです。Boku mo kanojo ni aitai desu.I want to see her too.
