How to write Paola in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Paola becomes パオラ, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| パ | pa | |
| オ | o | |
| ラ | ra |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example パオラ・スミス for Paola Smith.