Out of all the English words with a V in them that were wrote in Katakana that I've ever seen, all but one used B. And I've seen a lot. I knew about the V's, which are for some reason, left out of Katakana charts half the time... but the first word I ever saw it in was in the band name "Oblivion Dust"; which they spell オブリヴィオン ダスト.
My name in Japanese
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v's are used in katakana it just depends on the vowel that comes after it. An "i" as in the name David would be writen would be written with a v while just Dave that ends in an "e" would be written as b.
The name David is written like this
ﾃﾞヴィッド （day-vwi-ddo)
the v sound in katakana is sort of a cross between a v and a w and it can also be use to translate the w sound into katakana.
The name David is written like this
ﾃﾞヴィッド （day-vwi-ddo)
the v sound in katakana is sort of a cross between a v and a w and it can also be use to translate the w sound into katakana.
samuraitora
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thanks for the info. So, what would "Hoover" look like? Was the information give to me right?
Punk の軍のロッカー
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- 11 Jun 2003
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You know a website that has rule's on all the Kana. I know the basic ones for Sho, Cho, etc. But rare one I never see like the Vs...
ヴァ va
ヴィ vi
ヴ vu
ヴェ ve
ヴォ vo
They aren't used all that much, but I have seen them all. Since katakana is used for loanwords, there are a lot of sounds that are used in other languages that the Japanese need to adjust for.
Another example would be some Korean words when written in katakana end with a small ku, to get the hard guttural k the Koreans sometimes use at the end of a word.
ヴィ vi
ヴ vu
ヴェ ve
ヴォ vo
They aren't used all that much, but I have seen them all. Since katakana is used for loanwords, there are a lot of sounds that are used in other languages that the Japanese need to adjust for.
Another example would be some Korean words when written in katakana end with a small ku, to get the hard guttural k the Koreans sometimes use at the end of a word.
Chipi
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Maybe someone could help me too. Iｴve been on a japanese course, but they havenｴt really taught us how to write our names in katakana..
My real name is a bit difficult, since it has a scandinavian letter in it, ﾄ .
My real name is P臺vi , (now you may see some mess in the place of that letter...so the mess is letter ｴaｴ with two dots on top of it.) so I usually write it Paivi for foreigners. If youｴd translate it to english, it would be something like Daisy, in the meaning. We pronounce finnish in the same that japanese pronounce their language, somehow "straight", we pronounce words like theyｴre written.
Then thereｴs of course my nickname, Chipi or Chipie...that would be great to know too
My real name is a bit difficult, since it has a scandinavian letter in it, ﾄ .
My real name is P臺vi , (now you may see some mess in the place of that letter...so the mess is letter ｴaｴ with two dots on top of it.) so I usually write it Paivi for foreigners. If youｴd translate it to english, it would be something like Daisy, in the meaning. We pronounce finnish in the same that japanese pronounce their language, somehow "straight", we pronounce words like theyｴre written.
Then thereｴs of course my nickname, Chipi or Chipie...that would be great to know too
nanaochan2
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- 6 Nov 2003
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Can anyone translate for me too? in both kanji and katakana
my nickname is Jin. I know "Jin" for other languages mean ghost or Ginnie(aladin that Ginnie),,,but i dun really care what it means i just like my own name and it is uncommon name...hehe
my nickname is Jin. I know "Jin" for other languages mean ghost or Ginnie(aladin that Ginnie),,,but i dun really care what it means i just like my own name and it is uncommon name...hehe
Elizabeth
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- 22 Apr 2003
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パイヴィ == PaiviOriginally posted by Chipi
Maybe someone could help me too. Iｴve been on a japanese course, but they havenｴt really taught us how to write our names in katakana..
My real name is a bit difficult, since it has a scandinavian letter in it, ﾄ .
My real name is P臺vi , (now you may see some mess in the place of that letter...so the mess is letter ｴaｴ with two dots on top of it.) so I usually write it Paivi for foreigners. If youｴd translate it to english, it would be something like Daisy, in the meaning. We pronounce finnish in the same that japanese pronounce their language, somehow "straight", we pronounce words like theyｴre written.
Then thereｴs of course my nickname, Chipi or Chipie...that would be great to know too
チピ == Chipi(e)
EscaFlowne
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- 14 Nov 2003
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what would tabarik be?
EscaFlowne
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- 14 Nov 2003
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what about tabarik!!! Could someone translate???
EscaFlowne
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- 14 Nov 2003
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its more like
Tah-bar-rik
Tah-bar-rik
EscaFlowne
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- 14 Nov 2003
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is that for me?
Hi I'm new to the site. My name is Kagami. I was reading through this thread and I have a suggestion for those who want to know more Kanji. Pick up a copy of Kodanshas Kanji Dictionary. It's a great book. nice size pictures for the kanji, the order in which to write them and their meanings. Also try step by step japanese...another great book for learning grammar.
