SSUPII@sopuli.xyz to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 9 months agoDo I have to know an alphabet to pass my language exam?sopuli.xyzimagemessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1261arrow-down113
arrow-up1248arrow-down1imageDo I have to know an alphabet to pass my language exam?sopuli.xyzSSUPII@sopuli.xyz to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square66fedilink
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·9 months 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-up2·9 months 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-up2·9 months 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.