How to write Ernesto in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Ernesto becomes エルネスト, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| エ | e | |
| ル | ru | |
| 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 エルネスト・スミス for Ernesto Smith.