Saturday, March 19, 2011

Names from English to Japanese

This is what the name "Sherry" looks like in Japanese:

It is pronounced "SHERII". (Consonants are pronounced more or less the same way as in English. "I" sounds like ee in meet, but shorter. "E" sounds like e in met. Double vowels like "II" are held for twice the duration of single vowels.)
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This is what the name "Jasmine" looks like in Japanese:

It is pronounced "JAZUMIN". (Consonants are pronounced more or less the same way as in English. "A" sounds like a in father, but shorter. "I" sounds like ee in meet, but shorter. "U" sounds like ooin hook, but with less rounding of the lips.)
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This is what the name "Cindy" looks like in Japanese:

It is pronounced "SHINDII". (Consonants are pronounced more or less the same way as in English. "I" sounds like ee in meet, but shorter. Double vowels like "II" are held for twice the duration of single vowels.)
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This is what the name "Anna" looks like in Japanese:

It is pronounced "ANNA". (Consonants are pronounced more or less the same way as in English. "A" sounds like a in father, but shorter.)
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This is what the name "Maxine" looks like in Japanese:


It is pronounced "MAKUSHIIN". (Consonants are pronounced more or less the same way as in English. "A" sounds like a in father, but shorter. "I" sounds like ee in meet, but shorter. "U" sounds like oo in hook, but with less rounding of the lips. Double vowels like "II" are held for twice the duration of single vowels.)

My View:
If you have an English name and want to change it to Japanese, and know how to pronounce  it, comment below yo! ^^ I just typed some common names, and my name too. 


3 comments:

  1. Aww! My name is there!
    Xie Xie! ^-^
    I always thought it was Jasumin not Jazumin
    hmm I'll stick with the Jasumin
    It sounds the same anyway! xD

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  2. Haha, It's not a coincidence! Your welcome ne! :D
    Kyaa, who cares? Jasumin's better then Jazumin. ^^

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