EP67 Katakana Quiz | Can You Guess These Words?

Today, we’re doing something a little different.

It’s a Japanese Katakana Quiz!

Katakana is one of the three Japanese writing systems:

hiragana, katakana, and kanji.

Katakana is often used for words that come from other languages, especially English.

But…

Even if you speak English, katakana words are not always easy to understand!

Many Japanese words originally came from English, but the pronunciation and rhythm changed when they became Japanese.

In this episode, I’ll say 10 Japanese katakana words.

Can you guess the original English words?

Try to guess before I give you the answers!

How many did you get?

Did any of them surprise you?

Katakana can be tricky, but the more Japanese you listen to, the easier it becomes.

Let’s have fun learning Japanese together!

Katakana Quiz Answers

1. プロフィール → profile
2. マネージャー → manager
3. ツイッター → Twitter
4. ボリューム → volume
5. スマートフォン → smartphone
6. ビタミン → vitamin
7. ボタン → button
8. マーガリン → margarine
9. アレルギー → allergy
10. ウイルス → virus

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