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Japanese culture and language

First graders are exploring katakana with their friends. The teacher asked “What words do you know that have foreign origins?” Here are some words they found :

ライト raito (light)

ペン pen (pen)

デスク desuku (desk)

ホテル hoteru (hotel)

マクドナルド makudonarudo (McDonald’s)

ズボン zubon (trouser, pants) – French “jupon”

パン pan (bread) – Spanish “pan”

ピエロ piero (clown) – French “pierror”