How to Say ‘Coach Tanaka’ in Japanese
田中コーチ
tanaka koochi
[tah-nah-kah KOH-chee]
💬 Usage Tip: コーチ (kōchi) goes after the name, just like さん (san): 山田コーチ "Coach Yamada".
🇯🇵 In Japan: In Japan, people address coaches by name plus コーチ rather than by first name. Kids and parents alike do this, even in casual youth teams.
Phrase Breakdown
田中
tanaka
[tah-nah-kah]
Tanaka (name)
Part of the school name being stated clearly on the phone.
田中小学校です。
This is Tanaka Elementary School.
コーチ
koochi
[KOH-chee]
coach
A loanword from English for a sports coach or trainer; often attached after a surname as a title.
コーチは毎週土曜日に来ます。
The coach comes every Saturday.
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