How to write Leonardo in Korean
레오나르도
- 레re
- 오o
- 나na
- 르reu
- 도do
5 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.
- R and L share one letter, ㄹ — Korean doesn't tell them apart.
Say it in Korean
제 이름은 레오나르도예요.
Je ireumeun reonareudo-yeyo. — My name is Leonardo.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 레오나르도 씨.