Monday, March 23, 2026

Katakana Examples

 

 First example: Starbucks 

There is emphasis on the pronunciation, and the English "r" is removed due to its absence in Japanese pronunciation. 





Second example: Wendy's

Similar to Starbucks. In addition, we see "--" to extend certain sounds in pronunciation. 

While looking up words in Katakana, I noticed that some Japanese words sound very similar to words in English. Some differences include a slight tweak in pronunciation and different spelling. Otherwise, it is somewhat easy to pick up the general idea of what a word is. 

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2 comments:

  1. BrendanMarch 23, 2026 at 7:03 PM

    Those are some good finds! スターバックス is a really fun one to say!

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  2. kawamuraMarch 28, 2026 at 9:14 AM

    マクドナルド is also fun to say ;)

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