How to write Magnus in Korean
마그누스
- 마ma
- 그geu
- 누nu
- 스seu
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 그·스 comes from.
Say it in Korean
제 이름은 마그누스예요.
Je ireumeun mageunuseu-yeyo. — My name is Magnus.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 마그누스 씨.