How to write Ernest in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Ernest becomes アーネスト, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ア | a | |
| ー | – | long vowel mark: hold the sound before it a little longer |
| ネ | ne | |
| ス | su | |
| ト | to |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example アーネスト・スミス for Ernest Smith.