Alberto
アルベルト
Aruberuto
How It Is Said
- アa
- ルru
- ベbe
- ルru
- トto
Aruberuto: five beats, each about the same length. Japanese has no strong stress, so the name is said evenly, beat by beat.
By Language
| Language | Katakana | Rōmaji | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish | アルベルト | Aruberuto | |
| Italian | アルベルト | Aruberuto |
What Happens to the Sounds
- In Spanish, an r before a consonant is said, so it is written ル (ru): アルベルト.
To Type It
On a computer with Japanese input switched on, type aruberuto, then press F7 on Windows or Control+K on a Mac to turn it into katakana. On a phone, type the same letters with the Japanese keyboard and choose アルベルト among the suggestions.
The Same Name in Other Languages
Why Katakana
In Japan, names from abroad are written in katakana, the script for words from other languages. Kanji versions of Western names are mostly invented, and a Japanese reader often sees odd meanings in them; the katakana is what a Japanese person would really write. More on katakana and names
