How to write Leah in Korean
리아
- 리ri
- 아a
2 syllables · Spelled by the National Institute of Korean Language's rules for foreign names.
Why it sounds a little different
- R and L share one letter, ㄹ — Korean doesn't tell them apart.
Say it in Korean
제 이름은 리아예요.
Je ireumeun ria-yeyo. — My name is Leah.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 리아 씨.
What Leah means
weary; delicate · Hebrew origin