How to write Calvin in Korean
캘빈
- 캘kael
- 빈bin
2 syllables · Spelled by the National Institute of Korean Language's rules for foreign names.
Why it sounds a little different
- No V either — it becomes ㅂ (b).
- R and L share one letter, ㄹ — Korean doesn't tell them apart.
Say it in Korean
제 이름은 캘빈이에요.
Je ireumeun kaelbin-ieyo. — My name is Calvin.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 캘빈 씨.