කතකනා අකුරු
Katakana
Same sounds as hiragana, sharper shapes. Katakana is used for foreign words and names, including yours.
කතකනා අකුරු 46 ලියන පිළිවෙළ සහ උච්චාරණය සමඟ ඉගෙන ගන්න.
The katakana chart
Tap a letter to watch the strokes and hear the sound.
Long vowels: katakana uses a dash ー to make a vowel long. コーヒー is "kōhī" (coffee).
Look-alikes to watch: シ (shi) and ツ (tsu), ソ (so) and ン (n). The strokes go in different directions, so watch the stroke order.
Your name: Sri Lankan names are written in katakana, for example スリランカ (Sri Lanka).
Words borrowed from English
Say them out loud: most sound close to the English word.
コーヒー kōhī coffee
テレビ terebi TV
パン pan bread
ノート nōto notebook
ペン pen pen
バス basu bus
カメラ kamera camera
スリランカ suriranka Sri Lanka
コンピューター konpyūtā computer
アイスクリーム aisukurīmu ice cream
Check yourself
Ten quick questions. Get 8 right to pass this lesson.