How to write your name in Japanese

[masaegu]

Originally Posted by Sularus

Since Katakana version of my name "Daniel" ダニエル sounds more like Danielle when its pronounced I prefer to stick with just "Dan" ダン

How do you cope with the problem of ダン pronounced like "done" by us, then? Just Kiddin' but not really kiddin'.

[Sularus]

Originally Posted by masaegu

How do you cope with the problem of ダン pronounced like "done" by us, then? Just Kiddin' but not really kiddin'.

I hadn't noticed that before but it is the sort of thing that I'm likely to find amusing too so no problems here.

[KyleGoetz]

Originally Posted by Sularus

I hadn't noticed that before but it is the sort of thing that I'm likely to find amusing too so no problems here.

So you care about how Japanese confuses two words, but you don't care about how English does?

[rangish]

How to write Killer in Katakana like Killer whale

[otome]

Originally Posted by rangish

How to write Killer in Katakana like Killer whale

killer = キラー(kiraa)
whale -クジラ (kujira)

[Nagoyankee]

Originally Posted by otome

killer = キラー(kiraa)
whale -クジラ (kujira)

Nice try but we never write it as キラークジラ. Why "translate" one of the two words?"

It's キラーホエール.

[otome]

Originally Posted by Nagoyankee

Nice try but we never write it as キラークジラ. Why "translate" one of the two words?"

It's キラーホエール.

sorry for that.. hmn.. it's kinda hard just to study using books, sometimes some words and grammar there are not used by native japanese..

[YDC]

Hello,

Can somebody help me please with the translation from my first name?

I like to write my name `" Yancy" in japanese. and i like to make a necklace from it that's why i want to translate it. Can somebody who is from japan please send my the real translation of my name. thank you very much.

[KyleGoetz]

Originally Posted by YDC

Hello,

Can somebody help me please with the translation from my first name?

I like to write my name `" Yancy" in japanese. and i like to make a necklace from it that's why i want to translate it. Can somebody who is from japan please send my the real translation of my name. thank you very much.

It is: ヤンシー (yanshii)
pronounced similar to the "yon" in "yonder" and "she" in "she is a girl."

Also, you don't usually "translate" names. You "transliterate" them. ヤンシー doesn't mean anything other than "Yancy."

[spicytuna]

Ok, here's a quiz.

Can anyone figure out my (first) name?

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