what is the difference between Hiragana and Katakana?
I really don't understand, when do you use each one?

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what is the difference between Hiragana and Katakana? 
I really don't understand, when do you use each one?

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from what do i know , use Katakana to write a foreign names as Taxi , Jack , Automatic ->  Takushi タクシ , Jakku ジャック , automatikku オートマチック

Use Hiragana for original japanese words that don't have kanji , used in grammar

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You use Hiragana for native Japanese words and particles. Katakana is used for transcribed/non-native words.

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