How to write August in Korean
오거스트
- 오o
- 거geo
- 스seu
- 트teu
4 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·트 comes from.
Say it in Korean
제 이름은 오거스트예요.
Je ireumeun ogeoseuteu-yeyo. — My name is August.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 오거스트 씨.