How to write Javier in Korean
하비에르
- 하ha
- 비bi
- 에e
- 르reu
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 르 comes from.
- 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 하비에르예요.
Je ireumeun habiereu-yeyo. — My name is Javier.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 하비에르 씨.