Reisuke
01-13-2010, 04:10 PM
I posted it in another post, I`m posting it here for everyone to see.
The Katakana is ONLY for spelling non-japanese words.
A ア - as in mAn || I イ - as in tEE || U ウ - as in mOOn || E エ - as in EnEmy || O オ - as in Ok
KA カ || KI キ || KU ク || KE ケ || KO コ
SA サ || SHI シ || SU ス || SE セ || SO ソ
TA タ || CHI チ || TU ツ || TE テ || TO ト
NA ナ || NI ニ || NU ヌ || NE ネ || NO ノ || N ン - only used when you have to say just N
HA ハ || HI ヒ || FU フ || HE ヘ || HO ホ
MA マ || MI ミ || MU ム || ME メ || MO モ
YA ヤ || YU ユ || YO ヨ
RA ラ || RI リ || RU ル || RE レ || RO ロ
WA ワ || WO ヲ
You might have noticed that some symbols look alike (like TSU and SHI)
The way to separate them is to pay attention to the details.
SHI has the long line more horizontally aligned, while TSU has the long line more vertically aligned.
Putting them next to each other might help: シ ツ
Punctuation
If you see a ten-ten (example: ジ) it means that the first letter of the syllable has changed
For example, the above letter normally sounds SHI, but with a ten-ten, it sounds JI. For a full table of the changes search around.
If you see a small circle (example: ペ) it means that H has turned into a P.
Example: The above letter sounds HE but with the circle it sounds PE.
(Keep in mind, circles only apply to the H syllables)
Combinations
If you want to say a syllable that doesn`t exist, for example, TI or DI, you have to create it with the letters you already know.
To create a combination, you take one of the easier sounding syllables, and combine it with one of the single letter syllables (a i u e o). Of course, if it already exists, you don`t create it.
The above examples are respectively:
ティ (TI)
ディ (DI)
Notice how the single letter syllable is written smaller? It`s to make the reader know it morphs the original letter and is not pronounced separately.(I usually see this with -E syllables, I guess they are the easiest ones to change)
Maybe somewhere you`ve heard characters going "Nya!" or "Kya!"
Well, that is expressed with the Y- syllables (ya yu yo)
The Y- syllables work the same way single letter syllables work, with the only difference that Y- syllables only work with the -I syllables.
For example:
ニャ (nya)
is the correct way of spelling it, whereas this:
コャ (trying to spell kya but failing)
is wrong.
Forgot something.Thanks Pattehfilipino (http://otaku-streamers.com/community/member.php?u=4655) for reminding me:
Double Letters(somewhat)
Having a lowercase TSU in front of a syllable, means that the first letter of the syllable is given more stress.
It`s like writing the letter twice. For example: kakkoi (which means cool, ignore the fact that it`s a japanese word used for the sake of the example). Notice how you actually spell the middle Ks stressed?
This is accomplished like so:
カッコイ - (kakkoi) (again, ignore the fact that I used Katakana for a Japanese word)
Notice how TSU is relatively smaller in size than the other letters. This tells the reader that the next letter is spelled stressed.
Just to show the difference between small and regular:
ッツ
Too small to see? Let`s try again:
ッツ
Kinda more like it. The difference isn't much, but you can still see it.
The Katakana is ONLY for spelling non-japanese words.
A ア - as in mAn || I イ - as in tEE || U ウ - as in mOOn || E エ - as in EnEmy || O オ - as in Ok
KA カ || KI キ || KU ク || KE ケ || KO コ
SA サ || SHI シ || SU ス || SE セ || SO ソ
TA タ || CHI チ || TU ツ || TE テ || TO ト
NA ナ || NI ニ || NU ヌ || NE ネ || NO ノ || N ン - only used when you have to say just N
HA ハ || HI ヒ || FU フ || HE ヘ || HO ホ
MA マ || MI ミ || MU ム || ME メ || MO モ
YA ヤ || YU ユ || YO ヨ
RA ラ || RI リ || RU ル || RE レ || RO ロ
WA ワ || WO ヲ
You might have noticed that some symbols look alike (like TSU and SHI)
The way to separate them is to pay attention to the details.
SHI has the long line more horizontally aligned, while TSU has the long line more vertically aligned.
Putting them next to each other might help: シ ツ
Punctuation
If you see a ten-ten (example: ジ) it means that the first letter of the syllable has changed
For example, the above letter normally sounds SHI, but with a ten-ten, it sounds JI. For a full table of the changes search around.
If you see a small circle (example: ペ) it means that H has turned into a P.
Example: The above letter sounds HE but with the circle it sounds PE.
(Keep in mind, circles only apply to the H syllables)
Combinations
If you want to say a syllable that doesn`t exist, for example, TI or DI, you have to create it with the letters you already know.
To create a combination, you take one of the easier sounding syllables, and combine it with one of the single letter syllables (a i u e o). Of course, if it already exists, you don`t create it.
The above examples are respectively:
ティ (TI)
ディ (DI)
Notice how the single letter syllable is written smaller? It`s to make the reader know it morphs the original letter and is not pronounced separately.(I usually see this with -E syllables, I guess they are the easiest ones to change)
Maybe somewhere you`ve heard characters going "Nya!" or "Kya!"
Well, that is expressed with the Y- syllables (ya yu yo)
The Y- syllables work the same way single letter syllables work, with the only difference that Y- syllables only work with the -I syllables.
For example:
ニャ (nya)
is the correct way of spelling it, whereas this:
コャ (trying to spell kya but failing)
is wrong.
Forgot something.Thanks Pattehfilipino (http://otaku-streamers.com/community/member.php?u=4655) for reminding me:
Double Letters(somewhat)
Having a lowercase TSU in front of a syllable, means that the first letter of the syllable is given more stress.
It`s like writing the letter twice. For example: kakkoi (which means cool, ignore the fact that it`s a japanese word used for the sake of the example). Notice how you actually spell the middle Ks stressed?
This is accomplished like so:
カッコイ - (kakkoi) (again, ignore the fact that I used Katakana for a Japanese word)
Notice how TSU is relatively smaller in size than the other letters. This tells the reader that the next letter is spelled stressed.
Just to show the difference between small and regular:
ッツ
Too small to see? Let`s try again:
ッツ
Kinda more like it. The difference isn't much, but you can still see it.