Fix the mistake: Grade 5 Foreign Language

The Difference Between the Alphabet and Romanization

To read and write English, first learn the uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet well. Be careful because some letters used in Romanization have different pronunciations from English.

Basic Rules

The alphabet has 26 letters from A to Z, and each has an uppercase form (A, B, C...) and a lowercase form (a, b, c...). The first letter of a sentence, people's names, and place names must begin with a capital letter. Romanization is a way of using letters to write Japanese sounds, and its pronunciation differs from English pronunciation. Remember that the names of the alphabet letters (A, B, C...) and their sounds when used in words are different.

注意

Some uppercase and lowercase letters look very similar (Cc, Oo, Ss, Vv, Ww), while others look different (Aa, Bb, Rr). Practice carefully so that you know which form to use when writing. Also remember that writing a name or place name in Romanization and writing an English word with the alphabet have different purposes; this will help you avoid confusion.

Practice

1. Try writing A through E in uppercase and lowercase.
2. Write your name using the alphabet (the first letter should be uppercase).
3. Try writing "Tokyo" in Romanization.