How to write Esperanza in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Esperanza becomes エスペランサ, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| エ | e | |
| ス | su | |
| ペ | pe | |
| ラ | ra | |
| ン | n | n on its own |
| サ | sa |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example エスペランサ・スミス for Esperanza Smith.