How to write Roberto in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Roberto becomes ロベルト, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ロ | ro | |
| ベ | be | |
| ル | ru | |
| ト | to |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example ロベルト・スミス for Roberto Smith.