How to write Omar in Korean
오마르
- 오o
- 마ma
- 르reu
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 오마르예요.
Je ireumeun omareu-yeyo. — My name is Omar.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 오마르 씨.