Help with "translating" my name to Japanese

[Orlaghsan]

Hi, can anyone out there tell me how to say "I'm Irish" and also how I'll pronounce my own name (Orla - phonetic ore-la). Do I remove the r?

Cheers
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[JonB]

http://www.japanesepod101.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=778

I think if you remove the r you might become somewhat spanish (sorry couldn't resist)

[Belton]

Until Jason or someone moves this to the sticky thread.

I'm Irish =
(watashi wa) Airurandojin desu.
(best to leave out the watashi wa as it should be obvious you're talking about yourself)
（わたし　は）アイルランド　じん　です。
（私は）アイルランド人です。

Orla.
オールラ、Oorura
オーッラ、Oorra
There's a fada on the o isn't there, long vowel?
I think the second one might be best with the glottal stop getting the "rl" combination.
although オーラ Oora　might work.

(watashi mo Airurandojin desu. Daburin de umaremashita. Hajimemashite Oorra-san!
Robaato desu. Douzo yoroshiku.)

[Orlaghsan]

Thanks a million for that...

I only started these podcasts on monday so Iwas a bit lazy looking for an appropriate thread...

(And yeah it does sound spanish if I remove the r, Barcelona was a feckin nightmare, people thought I kept saying "hello my name is hello"...

[Belton]

I was just reminded that on iTunes.jp last week the free download was "The Irish Rover" by a Japanese Irish Band; The Clovers! (Japanese people making Irish music! )

Interesting.

Amuses me in a good way. Like the pictures of St. Patricks day parades in Japan.