ウォルマート
Worumāto
The English phrase "walmart" is translated into Japanese as ウォルマート (Worumāto).
This phrase refers to the large American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets.
How do you pronounce it?
Worumāto
Did you know?
- Despite the global fame of ウォルマート, the company has no physical stores in Japan, meaning the word is used primarily to discuss American culture or business.
- Japanese consumers often associate the concept of ウォルマート with 激安 ('gekiyasu'), a word meaning 'dirt cheap' that is more intense than the standard word for cheap.
- The character ウォ in ウォルマート is a combination of the character ウ and a small ォ, a specialized spelling used almost exclusively for foreign loanwords.
Examples in context
- アメリカにはウォルマートがたくさんあります。Amerika ni wa Wurumāto ga takusan arimasu.There are many Walmarts in America.
- ウォルマートはとても大きな会社です。Wurumāto wa totemo ookina kaisha desu.Walmart is a very large company.
- 彼はウォルマートで働いています。Kare wa Wurumāto de hataraite imasu.He works at Walmart.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about shopping in the United States.
- 美咲 Misakiアメリカでどこで買い物をするの？Amerika de doko de kaimono o suru no?Where do you shop in America?
- 蓮 Ren僕はよくウォルマートに行きます。Boku wa yoku Wurumāto ni ikimasu.I often go to Walmart.
- 美咲 Misakiウォルマートは品揃えがいいよね。Wurumāto wa shinazoroe ga ii yo ne.Walmart has a good selection, doesn't it?
- 蓮 Renうん、とても便利だよ。Un, totemo benri da yo.Yeah, it's very convenient.
