isn't all the words mentioned in this video originally "japanese". If that is true then why are they written in katakana. I thought english loanwords are written in katakana. Could someone please clear this?
Because Katakana is meant to add emphasis on a word. For example: Apple in Japanese is りんご or リンゴ("ringo"), either way works. There are many examples of using Katakana. Katakana is used for words that aren't covered by Kanji. 1) Onomatopoeia: mostly onomatopoeia are written in Katakana, like ワンワン("wan wan", woof woof). 2) Japanese companies: Japanese companies such as Nintendo have their names in Katakana. Nintendo's name can be written in either Kanji(任天堂) and Katakana(ニンテンドー). 3) animals/plants/minerals: although most of them have their own Kanji, if you don't remember the Kanji very well, it's better to write in Katakana. Like ゴリラ(gorilla). And to explain more about it. Katakana was used by Japanese Buddhist monks to transliterate Chinese texts into sutras. Kanji is meant for words of Sino-Japanese origin. Hiragana of Japanese origin(particles are frequently made of Hiragana), and Katakana is used outside of these origins.
Trying to read katakana feels like learning how to read again 😂 anyway nice video 🎉
ありがとう ❤️ I was waiting for this video
this was actually very helpful
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Muy buen vídeo 👍😍🎉. Excelente vocabulario. Muchas gracias 🙏☺️
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isn't all the words mentioned in this video originally "japanese". If that is true then why are they written in katakana. I thought english loanwords are written in katakana.
Could someone please clear this?
Because Katakana is meant to add emphasis on a word. For example: Apple in Japanese is りんご or リンゴ("ringo"), either way works. There are many examples of using Katakana. Katakana is used for words that aren't covered by Kanji.
1) Onomatopoeia: mostly onomatopoeia are written in Katakana, like ワンワン("wan wan", woof woof).
2) Japanese companies: Japanese companies such as Nintendo have their names in Katakana. Nintendo's name can be written in either Kanji(任天堂) and Katakana(ニンテンドー).
3) animals/plants/minerals: although most of them have their own Kanji, if you don't remember the Kanji very well, it's better to write in Katakana. Like ゴリラ(gorilla).
And to explain more about it. Katakana was used by Japanese Buddhist monks to transliterate Chinese texts into sutras. Kanji is meant for words of Sino-Japanese origin. Hiragana of Japanese origin(particles are frequently made of Hiragana), and Katakana is used outside of these origins.
I wasn't easy but it's fun challenging myself.
Bro it's my dream to visit 🇯🇵
Was able to get through level 3 but level 4 was a little too fast for me
I adjust the playback speed