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外国品牌的中文名 Chinese Names of Foreign Brands

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Hello everyone! In this episode I talk about three classic translation of famous foreign brands: coca cola (可口可乐), Costco(好市多), and Carrefour(家乐福). These translations are classic because they not only approximate the original names in pronunciation, but also contain great meanings related to what these companies do. Scripts and useful expressions below.
大家好,欢迎收听新一期的五分钟中文。今天我想跟大家聊一聊外国品牌的中文翻译。在中国改革开放以后,很多外国的大公司都进入了中国。那这些公司和品牌进入中国市场一般都会取一个本土化的名字。今天就跟大家聊三个常见的大品牌的中文翻译。

  1. 品牌 | Pǐnpái | brand
  2. 翻译 | fānyì | translate
  3. 改革开放 | gǎigé kāifàng | Reform and Opening
  4. 取...名字 | qǔ... Míngzì | take...as a name
  5. 本土化 | běntǔ huà | localization

0:43

第一个就是coca cola的中文名“可口可乐”。可口可乐真的翻译得太好了。不但在发音上相似,而且在意思上也特别好。“可口”在中文是tasty,palatable的意思。“可乐”也可以翻译成happy,amusing。在美国,可口可乐也是想传递一种又好喝又享受的感觉。可口可乐这个中文名完美地传达了这个意思。

  1. 传递 | chuándì | transmit
  2. 享受 | xiǎngshòu | enjoy
  3. 完美 | wánměi | Perfect
  4. 传达 | chuándá | convey

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我想到的第二个就是前两年才进军中国的美国超市Costco。Costco的中国名字叫“好市多”。我觉得这个品牌翻译也相当成功。因为它也是不但做到了发音上的关联,而且选的字也非常有意义。“好”就是good。“市”就是market,“多”就是many,more。那“好市多”在语义上就给人们“好的超市,东西很多”的感觉。同时,“好事”good things和“好市”同音。“好事多”就像是一种祝福你生活中有很多好事发生。听上去非常吉利。大家都会喜欢的。

  1. 进军 | jìnjūn | march into
  2. 相当 | xiāngdāng | quite
  3. 关联 | guānlián | associate
  4. 同音 | tóngyīn | Homophone
  5. 祝福 | zhùfú | wish
  6. 吉利 | jílì | auspicious

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最后,我想到的是“家乐福”。家乐福不是美国的品牌,家乐福是一家法国的大型零售集团。法语叫Carrefour。这个翻译—“家乐福”也很棒。因为除了发音上非常相似,而且如果你把家乐福这三个字拆开。家就是family, home。乐就是happy,laughter。福就是good fortune。就是春节中国人会在门上贴的福字。家乐福这个名字就给我们一种:一家人一起去这个超市购物,大家都很开心,都很有福气的寓意。

  1. 大型 | dàxíng | large scale
  2. 零售 | língshòu | retail
  3. 集团 | jítuán | group
  4. 棒 | bàng | Great
  5. 相似 | xiāngsì | resemblance
  6. 拆开 | chāi kāi | divide, separate
  7. 福气 | fúqi | luck
  8. 寓意 | yùyì | implied meaning

3:50
那关于外国品牌的中文翻译,今天就跟大家聊这么多。你知道这三个公司吗?你想过它们名字的中文翻译的意义吗?如果你喜欢这期节目,请帮我订阅,点赞,分享。让这个节目可以帮到更多的人。感谢您的收听。我们下期再见!

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Hello everyone! In this episode I talk about three classic translation of famous foreign brands: coca cola (可口可乐), Costco(好市多), and Carrefour(家乐福). These translations are classic because they not only approximate the original names in pronunciation, but also contain great meanings related to what these companies do. Scripts and useful expressions below.
大家好,欢迎收听新一期的五分钟中文。今天我想跟大家聊一聊外国品牌的中文翻译。在中国改革开放以后,很多外国的大公司都进入了中国。那这些公司和品牌进入中国市场一般都会取一个本土化的名字。今天就跟大家聊三个常见的大品牌的中文翻译。

  1. 品牌 | Pǐnpái | brand
  2. 翻译 | fānyì | translate
  3. 改革开放 | gǎigé kāifàng | Reform and Opening
  4. 取...名字 | qǔ... Míngzì | take...as a name
  5. 本土化 | běntǔ huà | localization

0:43

第一个就是coca cola的中文名“可口可乐”。可口可乐真的翻译得太好了。不但在发音上相似,而且在意思上也特别好。“可口”在中文是tasty,palatable的意思。“可乐”也可以翻译成happy,amusing。在美国,可口可乐也是想传递一种又好喝又享受的感觉。可口可乐这个中文名完美地传达了这个意思。

  1. 传递 | chuándì | transmit
  2. 享受 | xiǎngshòu | enjoy
  3. 完美 | wánměi | Perfect
  4. 传达 | chuándá | convey

1:34
我想到的第二个就是前两年才进军中国的美国超市Costco。Costco的中国名字叫“好市多”。我觉得这个品牌翻译也相当成功。因为它也是不但做到了发音上的关联,而且选的字也非常有意义。“好”就是good。“市”就是market,“多”就是many,more。那“好市多”在语义上就给人们“好的超市,东西很多”的感觉。同时,“好事”good things和“好市”同音。“好事多”就像是一种祝福你生活中有很多好事发生。听上去非常吉利。大家都会喜欢的。

  1. 进军 | jìnjūn | march into
  2. 相当 | xiāngdāng | quite
  3. 关联 | guānlián | associate
  4. 同音 | tóngyīn | Homophone
  5. 祝福 | zhùfú | wish
  6. 吉利 | jílì | auspicious

2:48
最后,我想到的是“家乐福”。家乐福不是美国的品牌,家乐福是一家法国的大型零售集团。法语叫Carrefour。这个翻译—“家乐福”也很棒。因为除了发音上非常相似,而且如果你把家乐福这三个字拆开。家就是family, home。乐就是happy,laughter。福就是good fortune。就是春节中国人会在门上贴的福字。家乐福这个名字就给我们一种:一家人一起去这个超市购物,大家都很开心,都很有福气的寓意。

  1. 大型 | dàxíng | large scale
  2. 零售 | língshòu | retail
  3. 集团 | jítuán | group
  4. 棒 | bàng | Great
  5. 相似 | xiāngsì | resemblance
  6. 拆开 | chāi kāi | divide, separate
  7. 福气 | fúqi | luck
  8. 寓意 | yùyì | implied meaning

3:50
那关于外国品牌的中文翻译,今天就跟大家聊这么多。你知道这三个公司吗?你想过它们名字的中文翻译的意义吗?如果你喜欢这期节目,请帮我订阅,点赞,分享。让这个节目可以帮到更多的人。感谢您的收听。我们下期再见!

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