カタカナ

Katakana (phonetic sounds) are basically used for foreign/loan

words. Katakana will help you read Japanese menus at restaurants.

Katakana in used in the following ways

(1) For words of foreign origin

(2) For onomatopoeia ex. ワンワン wanwan (bowwow)

(3) For the names of some animals and insects

(4) For the emphasis of some words ex. それはダメです。

The rules in Katakana

(1) Long vowels are represented by a dash, “―.”

(2) Double consonants (kk, pp, ss, tt etc.) are represented by small tsu, ッ.

Remember

■ ji and zu are usually written in ジ and ズ.

■ An aid to the シ(shi) and ツ(tsu), remembrance and distinction.

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[QUIZ] Write the following words in カタカナ.

1. kukk I (cookie) - ________________

2. koku (coke) - ________________

3. kikku (kick) - ________________

4. keki (cake) - ________________

5. suk i (ski) - ________________

6. sakka (soccer) - ________________

7. gasu (gas) - ________________

8. sosu (sauce) - ________________

9. soseji (sausage) - ________________

10. kuizu (quiz) - ________________

11. tekisuto (textbook) - ________________

12. chizu (cheese) - ________________

13. suteki (steak) - ________________

14. takush I (taxi) - ________________

15. dezato (dessert) - ________________

16. shitsu (sheet) - ________________

17. tenisu (tennis) - ________________

18. noto (notebook) - ________________

19. nekutai (necktie) - ________________

20. tsuna (tuna) - ________________

21. sukejuru (schedule) - ________________

22. chokoreto (chocolate) - ________________

23. menyu (menu) - ________________

24. dizunirando (Disneyland) - ________________

25. remonti (lemon tea) - ________________

26. chekku (check) - ________________

27. kompyuta (computer) - ________________

28. orenjijusu (orange juice) - ________________

29. infomeshon (information) - ________________

30. shampu (shampoo) - ________________