Thiago
チアゴ
Chiago
Also written ティアゴ.
How It Is Said
- チchi
- アa
- ゴgo
Chiago: three 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese | チアゴ | Chiago | the usual form |
| ティアゴ | Tiago | also in use |
What Happens to the Sounds
- In Brazil, ti and di are said chi and ji: チ (chi).
To Type It
On a computer with Japanese input switched on, type chiago, 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 チアゴ among the suggestions.
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
