Many words have been adopted from overseas into Japanese. Here is the list of some examples. They should be written in Kakatana.
Basic
They are easy to guess what it means if you can read the Katakana words properly.
- Hannah: ハナ
- orange: オレンジ
- chocolate: チョコレート
- Boston: ボストン
- dance: ダンス
Advanced
They are sometimes a bit difficult to guess what it means even if you can read the Katakana words properly.
- Switzerland: スイス
- Theme: テーマ
- McDonald’s: マクドナルド
- Copy and paste: コピペ
- Smart phone: スマホ
Adopted from languages other than English
- Germany: ドイツ
The origin of ドイツ is German. - Part time job: アルバイト
The origin of アルバイト is German. - Bread: パン
The origin of パン is Portugal.