How to write Heather in Korean
헤더
- 헤he
- 더deo
2 syllables · Spelled by the National Institute of Korean Language's rules for foreign names.
Why it sounds a little different
- TH has no Korean letter. It's usually ㅅ (s), sometimes ㄷ (d) or ㅌ (t).
- R and L share one letter, ㄹ — Korean doesn't tell them apart.
Say it in Korean
제 이름은 헤더예요.
Je ireumeun hedeo-yeyo. — My name is Heather.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 헤더 씨.