How to write Marco in Korean
마르코
- 마ma
- 르reu
- 코ko
3 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 마르코예요.
Je ireumeun mareuko-yeyo. — My name is Marco.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 마르코 씨.