Katakana is generally reserved for words and names borrowed from another languages, excepting Chinese. Once again, we use katakana in the same way as we use italics, to write foreign words, exclamations, interjections and onomatopoeias.
We can also find katakana characters with:
dakuten ( " ) - used in h, k, s and t kanas
handakuten ( ° ) - used in h kanas
Consonant + ヤ[ya], ユ [yu], ヨ [yo]
We can combine consonants with the ヤ [ya], ユ [yu] and ヨ [yo] syllables to form a single syllable. This combination is possible when we have: consonant + i + ya/yu/yo.
For example: ki + ya = kya ; キ + ヤ = キャ
Examples of words in katakana:
ラジオ (rajio) - radio
チケット (chiketto) - ticket
ミルク (miruku) - milk
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