How to write Gilbert in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Gilbert becomes ギルバート, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ギ | gi | |
| ル | ru | |
| バ | ba | |
| ー | – | long vowel mark: hold the sound before it a little longer |
| ト | to |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example ギルバート・スミス for Gilbert Smith.