Japanese usually writes words from English and other languages inKatakana is phonetic, so a katakana transcription of an English word is based on how the word sounds, not how it is spelt. This page discusses ways to search for katakana versions of English words, and the rules for katakana transcription. The first place to look for a Japanese version of an English word is a dictionary, to find the usual katakana equivalent. If the word is not in the dictionary, try to find a Japanese person to help you. tricks are explained in How can I find the Japanese name of a film, person, plant, etc.? Transcribing an English word into Japanese depends on how the word is heard by native speakers. The rules are complex. versions of English words, such as guzzu for "goods", are not intuitive to English speakers. Some Japanese representations are based on spelling as well as pronunciation. For example the Japanese monkii (モンキー) for English "monkey" would be
mankii (マンキー) if the Japanese was based on the pronunciation, mʌŋki in International Phonetic Alphabet Plurals usually become singular, thus "pyjamas" becomes pajama, and "slippers" becomes suripaa. Thus in Japan shops sell "Book" and "CD" rather than "Books" and "CDs". becomes plural, as in furūtsu for "fruit". Words with existing gairaigo forms usually keep that form. example, "black coffee" becomes burakku kōhii, even though kōhii for coffee originally comes from Dutch (see Which Japanese words come from Dutch?). Sometimes this doesn't happen. bia gāden (ビアガーデン), although the Japanese word for beer is biiru (ビール), from Dutch (see Which Japanese words come from Dutch?). Japanese has fewer vowels than English, only five, and thus multiple English vowels may turn into the same Japanese vowels. both the English vowel æ in "thank" and the vowel ʌ in "cut" become the Japanese a vowel. such as ɑː in "far" and ɜː in "fur" both
Japanese has tended to favour British pronunciations, with words like "vitamin", becoming a British-sounding bitamin (ビタミン) rather than American-sounding baitamin (バイタミン). used in Japanese are usually taken from the British (southern English) pronunciation rather than the American. The rhotic "r" of some forms of English is almost never represented in Japanese, although there are some exceptions, such as kariforunia (カリフォルニア) for the American state of California. The following table outlines the rules for transcribing EnglishThe English sounds are represented in International Phonetic Although most of the conversion from an English word into Japanese is based on the pronunciation, in several cases the pronunciation isIn particular the schwa sound, the "uh" at the end of "doctor", has no near equivalent in Japanese and so is usually transcribed depending on the spelling of the vowel. spelling takes precedence include the ʌ vowel, the "u" in
"cup" and "hut", which is usually a, but when spelt with an oFor example "monkey" is monkii rather thanJapanese also lengthens n sounds, such as Anna (アンナ) for the English name Anna, when they are spelt In some cases, a mis-reading of a word survives into Japanese. example, the woodworking tool "router", which should have become rautā, is known as a rūtā, based on the Japanese tends to shorten three-mora constructions ending in syllabic n (ん) into two moras. For example "stainless steel" becomes sutenresu (ステンレス) rather than suteinresu (ステインレス). In the case of people's names, Japanese tends to transcribe into near-equivalent versions not based on the pronunciation. the English name Sarah is often transcribed into Sara (サラ) rather than Sērā (セーラー). For example American politician Sarah Palin is known as Sara Peirin (サラ・ペイリン) inNaomi is transcribed into Naomi (ナオミ), a common
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Other Terminology Click Here Top 10 WARNINGS + TIPS: 1.) Beware of shoes being shipped from Asia on eBay, and the web. Not always fake, but highly suspect. 2.) Fake websites will not accept Pay-Pal, and prefer Western Union. This is because Pay-Pal will not allow anyone to use their service to sell fake shoes. 3.) This is a no-brainer: Any site that sells Jordan Models at or below retail is FAKE! (, Eastbay, and Footlocker).It basically means that it is registered in Russia, where it is hard for the US to seize. 5.) Very Basic Web Design, and frequent misspelled words. Models with colors that have never been made are fake too! 6.) A site that sells items from Gucci bags, polo shirts and Jordans on the same site. 7.) Any shoe marked “B” grade on a website or in a shoe means it has a defect. 8.)These shoes are commonly available at factory outlets, or wholesalers that would have ties to Nike corporate. 9.) AAA, Perfect Jordan = FAKE. If you see any site that has these listed and also has a section that states “Authentic” Trust me they are all fake.
10.) If in doubt about a site, a good first check is their ‘About Us’ page. Some, if not most sites that sell factory variants, will tell you so. If buying on eBay check the seller’s feedback and other items for sale. Never buy from sellers with 1 or 0 feedback ratings unless you contact them first to make sure they are legit. Below is a list of Sneaker Facebook groups: Sneaker Price Check Only Philly Fresh Kicks ! Soles of Philly [Buy,Sell,Trade] Shoe Game Los Angeles ( Buy-Sell-Trade ) Kicks For Days (Sz 11-12) Replica means “fake” Illegally produced copies of brand name products. This can be clothing, shoes, handbags, watches, etc. Variant is a fancy name for replica. Webster defines it as: usually slightly from the standard form. Fake sites advertise AAA + Perfect Jordans. This means they are the highest quality fakes that their factories can produce. There are really crappy replicas, and then there is “AAA Perfect” ones, but even these shoes have poorer quality than authentic Jordans.
A “B-Grade Jordan” is an authentic pair that has a slight factory flaw, and is not sent to mainstream stores. You might find them in Nike Factories; sometimes they are at Ross and Marshals. A lot of people will advertise fake Jordans as B-Grade, but you can still tell the difference between the 2. People sell fake shoes on eBay all of the time. Personally I have bought 4 pairs that turned out to be fake. Do your research on the seller, see tips above. Here is a short list of the best ways to get that pair that everyone wants: 1.) Wait in Line! Get the raffle ticket or camp out for a few hours. 2.) Buy online from legitimate sites. Understand that the sites are going to crash and tell you that there was some error. I have gotten rare pairs and I didn’t need that NIKE bot. 3.) Join a Facebook group. Groups are listed above and there are many more out there. You can trade or buy and even meet up locally. 4.) eBay: The best thing about eBay is that you can buy the shoes, and if you verify that they are fake you can most likely get your money back.
Research the seller, and never bid on any shoes from sellers with less than 10 feedback scores. To open an account with Nike you need a business license, and a physical store. They do not give accounts to everyone. They no longer give accounts to anyone that sells over the Internet. OBO- Or Best Offer VNDS – Very Near Deadstock AF1 – Air Force 1 SE – Special Edition PE – Player Exclusive OG – Original or Original Release NDS – Near Deadstock SB’s – Nike Skateboarding Shoes Beaters- Jordans that are in bad condition or worn out FSR – Full Size Run NWT – New With Tags Bred- Chicago Bulls Black, Red Colorway NIB – New In Box Mules-a model of shoe that has been mader in a slipper Retro- a model of original air jordan that had been re released to the public Blacktoes or Black Toe= Air Jordan I’s True Blue= Jordan III’s Cement= On Jordan III’s and IV’s Laneys= Jordan V’s (Michael Jordan’s High School Colors)
Fire Red= Jordan V’s Infared= Air Jordan VI’s Carmines= Air Jordan VI’s Maroons= Air Jordan VI September Blues= Air Jordan VI Bordeaux= Air Jordan VII’s Charcoals= Air Jordan VII’s Hares= Air Jordan VII’s Cardinals= Air Jordan VII’s Aquas= Air Jordan VIII’s Steels= Air Jordan X’s Chicago’s= Air Jordan X (Or any white/black/red colorway Jordan) Ice= Clear blue on X’s (other models as well) Columbia’s= Air Jordan XI Cavs: Cleveland Cavaliers Colorway Carolina Blue- Light Blue North Carolina Colorway Doernbecher: Edition of Jordans inspired by Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Patients Space Jam’s= Air Jordan XI (Michael Jordan Wore them in the movie “Space Jam) Concord’s= Air Jordan XI (Black Patent Leather, and white sneaks) Spiz Ike: Model of sneakers made by Spike Lee Gamma Blue: Blue, light blue, gold colorway Bel-Air: Colorway inspired by “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Show”
He Got Game Jordans: Jordan XIII model seen in movie “He Got Game” Playoffs= Jordan XII/XIII (Or black/white colorway) Taxis= Air Jordan XII’s 3lab5: Jordan V Grey Gamma Blue Nlack Colorway Oreo: Black and White colorway Fire Red: Red White Black Colorway Grapes: Jordan V Purple Colorway Seen on Wheaties Box Joker: Black, Green, Purple Colorway Black Cement: Air Jordan III Model: Black, Cement Grey, White, Varsity Red Toro: Fire Red, Black, Cement Colorway Thunder: Black, Yellow Colorway Military Blue: Blue, White Colorway Gold Medal: White Metallic Gold Bordeaux: Black, Light Graphite, Bordeaux, Inspired by African Art Poster Olympics: Olympic Styled Colorway Raptors: Black, True Red, Purple Colorway Bugs Bunny: White Black True Reds Play offs: Black True Colorway Cool Grey: White, Grey Colorway Chicago Bulls: White, Black Red Colorways, X model Stealth: Black, White Colorway X Model