How to write Margaret in Korean
마거릿
- 마ma
- 거geo
- 릿rit
3 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 마거릿이에요.
Je ireumeun mageorit-ieyo. — My name is Margaret.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 마거릿 씨.