How to write Mateus in Korean
마테우스
- 마ma
- 테te
- 우u
- 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 스 comes from.
Say it in Korean
제 이름은 마테우스예요.
Je ireumeun mateuseu-yeyo. — My name is Mateus.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 마테우스 씨.