SSUPII to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agoDo I have to know an alphabet to pass my language exam?imagemessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1299arrow-down113
arrow-up1286arrow-down1imageDo I have to know an alphabet to pass my language exam?SSUPII to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square68fedilink
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoI mean, reading just three lines of anything in Japanese would give you the answer to this. The answer is no, unless you strictly limit yourself to manga title pages.
minus-squarepastermil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoDo keep in mind that some widely accepted words that were imported from foreign languages would remain in Katakana, even if it’s been there for centuries. One example would be “ramen”.
minus-squareyukijoou@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoand some native japanese words get katakana-ised too! e.g. バカ, most animal names, etc.
I mean, reading just three lines of anything in Japanese would give you the answer to this.
The answer is no, unless you strictly limit yourself to manga title pages.
Do keep in mind that some widely accepted words that were imported from foreign languages would remain in Katakana, even if it’s been there for centuries.
One example would be “ramen”.
and some native japanese words get katakana-ised too!
e.g. バカ, most animal names, etc.