How to write Donald in Korean
도널드
- 도do
- 널neol
- 드deu
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 드 comes from.
- R and L share one letter, ㄹ — Korean doesn't tell them apart.
Say it in Korean
제 이름은 도널드예요.
Je ireumeun doneoldeu-yeyo. — My name is Donald.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 도널드 씨.