What's my name in Japanese? (make requests here!)

[Emiko-chan]

My real name is Evelina, and as English is not my first language, it's usually pronounced a bit different here - the second e is like the first one (eh-veh-lee-nah). What would be the best spelling in katakana?

[mmmason8967]

I think your name will be エベリーナ in katakana. That's actually Eberiina with "be" rather than "ve". You can also write it エヴェリーナ, where ヴェ represents the "ve" sound.

マイケル

[community.japanese]

マイケルさん、
どうもありがとうございます。

Emiko-chan san,
You can choose one of them.
Both エベリーナ and エヴェリーナ are good.

Yuki 由紀
Team JapanesePod101.com

[sirfarazhakim8886]

What is my name in Japanese. Faraz Hakim
And can foreign names be put into kanji and katakana?

[community.japanese]

sirfarazhakim8886 san,
konnichiwa.
As you know katakana is phonetic so writing depends on pronunciations of words.
If you tell me how to pronounce your name, I will tell you how to write it.
Basically names of overseas’ people are written in katakana however, if you want to write your name in kanji, it’s ok.
I will also tell you suitable kanjis for you.

Yuki 　由紀
Team JapanesePod101.com

[Water8022_502660]

Faraz Hakim here how to pronounce my name? Just simply put it in English pronounciations Fa ra z or fa raz. Fa is almost like ふあ ra is just like ra in Japanese and z would be converted into sa? Or za? フアラソ is what I came up with please tell me if this is ok or give me your opinion. Also please tell me sutible kanji and meanings so I can chose one I like.

[mmmason8967]

I'd suggest ファラズ, which is three katakana characters. The first one is ファ (pronounced "fa"); it's a compound made of フ and a small ア. The second is ラ (ra) of course. The third is ズ (zu): as a general rule, if you need to end a name with a consonant, choose one of the "u" characters (su, zu, mu, ru, etc) as they're almost always de-voiced.

マイケル

[community.japanese]

Faraz Hakim san,
Konnichiwa.
I agree with マイケルさん.
It should beファラズ.

マイケルさん、どうもありがとうございます。

Yuki 　由紀
Team JapanesePod101.com

[ware020_501061]

how would i spell my name?? its andy silva sounded out it would be an-dy sil-va

[community.japanese]

ware020さん、andy silvaさん、
Konnichiwa.
Your name should beアンディ　or アンディー and シルヴァ orシルバ.
You can choose them being close to your original name.

Yuki 　由紀
Team JapanesePod101.com

[ware020_501061]

thank you

[community.japanese]

ware020　さん、
Konnichiwa.
Douitashimashite.
Yuki 　由紀
Team JapanesePod101.com

[thenightt37_503143]

Hello,
My name is Can in Turkish.
Is my name writing in Japanese like this? ;
カン, ジャン
Thanks in advance.

[community.japanese]

thenightt37 san カン ジャンsan,

Konnichiwa.
You don’t need to put a comma between your first name and family name.
Is your name カン or ジャン?

Yuki　由紀
Team JapanesePod101.com

[thenightt37_503143]

thenightt37 san カン ジャンsan,

Konnichiwa.
You don’t need to put a comma between your first name and family name.
Is your name カン or ジャン?

Yuki　由紀
Team JapanesePod101.com

由紀-さん、
No, you got me wrong. It is not my family name. I asked for which one is true or are they both true to write my name(Can) in katakana?