How to write Nathaniel in Korean
너새니얼
- 너neo
- 새sae
- 니ni
- 얼eol
4 syllables · Also written 나다니엘. · Spelled by the National Institute of Korean Language's rules for foreign names.
Why it sounds a little different
- TH has no Korean letter. It's usually ㅅ (s), sometimes ㄷ (d) or ㅌ (t).
- R and L share one letter, ㄹ — Korean doesn't tell them apart.
Say it in Korean
제 이름은 너새니얼이에요.
Je ireumeun neosaenieol-ieyo. — My name is Nathaniel.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 너새니얼 씨.