Is it Engrish? Or Japlish? You Decide!
Many loan words from English are used in Japanese. As with other ideas, things, and actions borrowed by the Japanese from other cultures these words become transformed. They are familiar, yet strange. For example the American hot dog appears in Japan in a steamed white flour bun, with mustard, but with a tempura batter.
So. Let's play a game. Below, you'll find a list of English words written as pronounced in the Japanese manner (we're not going to worry about regional accents). See how many you can recognize, then click The Link At The Bottom Of This Node to go to a page that has both the Japanese and English words.
airon
akusento
amachua
baree
basu
benchi
beru
booto
chokoreeto
daiyamondo
dansu
depaato
dezaato
dezain
dokku
enameru
erebeetaa
esukareetaa
fuanneru
gaido
gaaru sukauto
garasu
gareeji
geemu
gyangu
haihiiru
hamu
handobaggu
herikoputaa
hoomushikku
infure
inku
interi
jaanarisuto
jazu
jiguzagu
koppu
karee raisu
maikurohon
mishin
neonsain
paasento
pai
uranyuumi
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