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 Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 9:10 am
Some words in Japanese that were borrowed from English and slightly modified so it's easier for the Japanese to speak them. There's a loooot more, those are only some that came into my mind. Actually, for a lot, and I mean A LOT of words the japanese also have they have English borrowed words, but they don't always use them.
katakana - romaji - english
ガラス - garasu - glass (also can refer to pane)
テーブル - teeburu - table
レストラン - resutoran - restaurant
トイレ - toire - toilet
ケーキ - keeki - cake
サラダ - sarada - salad
ジュース - juusu - juice
コーヒー - koohii - coffee
ビール - biiru - beer
チケット - chiketto - ticket
デパート - depaato - department store
コンビニ - konbini - convienient store
デート - deeto - date
パソコン - pasokon - personal computer
レンタカー - rentakaa - rent a car
エアコン - eakon - air conditioner
パスポート - pasupooto - passport
ラジオ - rajio - radio
テレビ - terebi - TV
リモコン - rimokon - remote control
バッテリー - batterii - battery
シャンプー - shanpuu - shampoo
アパート - apaato - apartment
シングル - shinguru - single
カップル - kappuru - couple
ドレス - doresu - dress
シャツ - shatsu - shirt
スーツ - suutsu - suit
ブラウス - burausu - blouse
ベスト - besuto - vest
マフラー - mafuraa - scarf
ベルト - beruto - belt
ジャケット - jaketto - jacket
コート - kooto - coat
ストッキング - sutokkingu - stockings/pantyhose
ヒール - hiiru - heels
サンダル - sandaru - sandals
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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 10:20 pm
The reason these words were adopted was because these objects where introduced tot them by europian explorers in the age exploration.
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Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:42 am
Just as a quick note, the Japanese borrow words from almost every country and language. Like Sohei said above, they were adopted because the Japanese just didn't/don't have a word for it. A few examples of non-English borrowed words are：
パン - the Portuguese word for bread. When the Portuguese came to Japan they introduced bread and therefore they use the Portuguese word, pan.
アルバイト - The German word for part-time job. This is a cultural phenomenon that the Japanese just didn't have before the Germans came because in the Japanese way, one will devote themselves to one line of work for all their life.
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Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 5:40 pm
Oh, thank you for posting this, it's quite helpful. (;
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They Call Me Homewrecker Vice Captain
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