特拉法加广场
tèlāfǎjiā guǎngchǎng
Trafalgar Square in Mandarin is 特拉法加广场 (tèlāfǎjiā guǎngchǎng).
Meaning: square in Westminster (name)
What does it mean word for word?
特拉法加 (tèlāfǎjiā) is a phonetic transliteration of the name 'Trafalgar'.
How do you pronounce it?
tèlāfǎjiā guǎngchǎng
Did you know?
- The character 广 (guǎng) in 广场 (guǎngchǎng) is a pictograph that originally represented a building with one side open to the elements.
- The character 特 (tè) used in the name means 'special' and 加 (jiā) means 'to add', yet these meanings are ignored when reading the name of the square.
- While 广场 (guǎngchǎng) is the word for 'square', it is used in Mandarin for any large pedestrian plaza regardless of whether its actual shape is square.
Examples in context
- 今天游客很多，大家都去特拉法尔加广场观光。There are many tourists today, everyone is going to Trafalgar Square to sightsee.
- 周末我们准备在特拉法尔广场聚会。We're planning to gather in Trafalgar Square over the weekend.
- 我们去特拉法加广场吧。Wǒmen qù Tèlāfǎjiā Guǎngchǎng ba.Let's go to Trafalgar Square.
- 特拉法加广场离这儿很近。Tèlāfǎjiā Guǎngchǎng lí zhèr hěn jìn.Trafalgar Square is very close to here.
- 他在特拉法加广场等我。Tā zài Tèlāfǎjiā Guǎngchǎng děng wǒ.He is waiting for me at Trafalgar Square.
Example conversation
Two friends are planning a walking tour in London.
- 志强 Zhiqiang你想去特拉法加广场吗？Nǐ xiǎng qù Tèlāfǎjiā Guǎngchǎng ma?Do you want to go to Trafalgar Square?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen好啊，我一直想去那里。Hǎo a, wǒ yìzhí xiǎng qù nàlǐ.Sure, I have always wanted to go there.
- 志强 Zhiqiang那我们下午在那里见面吧。Nà wǒmen xiàwǔ zài nàlǐ jiànmiàn ba.Then let's meet there this afternoon.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen没问题，下午见。Méi wèntí, xiàwǔ jiàn.No problem, see you this afternoon.
