ティミー
The English name Timmy is written as ティミー in Japanese.
You can also add suffixes to the name to change how you address him: adding -kun to Timmy is a common way to address young boys or close male friends, while adding -chan is a way to address young children, close friends or girls in an endearing way.
Did you know?
- The character ティ in ティミー is a combination of a large テ and a small ィ, a modern invention to allow Japanese to mimic sounds that didn't exist in the ancient language.
- In certain anime or manga contexts, adding -tan instead of -chan to ティミー would create an even more exaggerated, 'ultra-cute' version of the name.
- If ティミー were a character in a traditional Japanese play, his name might be assigned a specific meaning using kanji characters, even though it is a foreign name.
Examples in context
- ぐっすりおやすみ、ティミー。Sleep well, Timmy.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use ティミー when wishing someone sleep.Tatoeba #1132465 by bunbuku, translation #4402239 by hakkeb
- ティミーはどこにいますか？Timmi wa doko ni imasu ka?Where is Timmy?
- ティミーはとても賢い犬です。Timmi wa totemo kashikoi inu desu.Timmy is a very smart dog.
Example conversation
Misaki and Hiroto are looking for Misaki's pet dog in the park.
- 美咲 Misaki大翔さん、ティミーを見かけませんでしたか？Hiroto-san, Timmi o mikakemasen deshita ka?Hiroto, have you seen Timmy?
- 大翔 Hirotoいいえ、美咲さん。見ていません。Iie, Misaki-san. Mite imasen.No, Misaki. I haven't seen him.
- 美咲 Misakiティミーはどこへ行ったんでしょう。Timmi wa doko e ittan deshou.I wonder where Timmy went.
- 大翔 Hirotoあそこにティミーがいますよ！Asoko ni Timmi ga imasu yo!There is Timmy over there!
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
