How to write Mathias in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Mathias becomes マティアス, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| マ | ma | |
| ティ | ti | two characters read as one sound |
| ア | a | |
| ス | su |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example マティアス・スミス for Mathias Smith.