What Is The Name Of Japanese Words With The English Alphabet

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Today's YT Live lesson topic was "Japanglish Katakana Words".
Many Japanese think that the origin of the majority Katakana words are English, but it'south not always true.
It could be French, German, Spanish or even just "fabricated up" made-in-Japan Katakana words.

So you might be confused when you hear the Japanese speak such Katakana words with conviction.
Permit's check out the common Japanglish Katakana words!

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What Katakana is used for?

There are three different messages are used in Japanese writing system, Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. (ひらがな、カタカナ and 漢字)
Plus, Roma-ji (roman alphabet) is used commonly.

Hiragana letters and Katakana letters are corresponded and each grapheme pronounce exactly the aforementioned.

e.g. あ and ア are both pronounce "a"

However, the usage for each alphabetic character is different.
Katakana is mainly used for the foreign words, such as コーヒー (coffee), テレビ (Television), etc.
Also, for the audio or emotional words, like onomatopoeia and mimetic words.
east.chiliad. バンバン (bang-bang), ドキドキ (thump-thump), etc.

Katakana words with foreign origin

ライト raito (calorie-free)
ペン pen (pen)
デスク desuku (desk-bound)
ホテル hoteru (hotel)
マクドナルドmakudonarudo (McDonald's)
ズボン zubon (trouser, pants) – French "jupon"
パン pan (staff of life) – Castilian "pan"
ピエロ piero (clown) – French "pierror"
アルバイト arubaito (part-fourth dimension chore) – German "arbeit" =chore
ノルマ noruma (quota) – Russian "norm"

Katakana words that sounds very different from the original foreign words

クレーム kureemu (claim) = complaint
サイン sain (sign) = signature
ジョッキ jokki (??) = beer mag
ウイルス uirusu (virus)
ラジオ rajio (radio)
シール shiiru (seal) = sticker
メイク meiku (make) = brand upwardly
フライドポテト furaidopoteto (fried irish potato) = french chips

Katakana words with brusque form

パソコン pasokon (personal computer)
マスコミ masukomi (mass advice) = mass media
スマホ sumaho (smart phone)
パトカー patokaa (patrol car) = police auto

Katakana words with different meaning from the original strange words

マンション manshion (mansion) = apartment
スナック sunakku (snack) = snack, snack bar
スマート smaato (smart) = smart, slim
ハンドル handoru (handle) = handle, steering wheel (for car)
ヒップ hippu (hip) = bottom, buttocks

Made-in-Japan "foreign words alike" Katakana words

コンセント konsento (??) = plug socket
トランプ toranpu (trump) = playing cards
バイキング baikingu (viking) = buffet (from "smorgasbord")
ホッチキス hocchikisu (??) = stapler
アンケート ankeeto (enquête (French)) = questionnaire, survey
レントゲン rentogen (from German language physicist'south name: Roentgen) = X-ray
電子(でんし)レンジ denshi renji (electronic range) = microwave

Please check the full explanation in the lesson video 🤗

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