How to write Luke in Korean
루크
- 루ru
- 크keu
2 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 크 comes from.
- R and L share one letter, ㄹ — Korean doesn't tell them apart.
Say it in Korean
제 이름은 루크예요.
Je ireumeun rukeu-yeyo. — My name is Luke.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 루크 씨.
What Luke means
from Lucania; light · Greek origin