How to write Alex in Korean
알렉스
- 알al
- 렉lek
- 스seu
3 syllables · Spelled by the National Institute of Korean Language's rules for foreign names.
Why it sounds a little different
- Korean doesn't stack consonants, so a short “eu” (ㅡ) slips in — that's where 스 comes from.
- R and L share one letter, ㄹ — Korean doesn't tell them apart.
Say it in Korean
제 이름은 알렉스예요.
Je ireumeun allekseu-yeyo. — My name is Alex.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 알렉스 씨.