How to write Santiago in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Santiago becomes サンティアゴ, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| サ | sa | |
| ン | n | n on its own |
| ティ | ti | two characters read as one sound |
| ア | a | |
| ゴ | go |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example サンティアゴ・スミス for Santiago Smith.