How to write Patricia in Korean
퍼트리샤
- 퍼peo
- 트teu
- 리ri
- 샤sya
4 syllables · Also written 패트리샤. · 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 트 comes from.
- R and L share one letter, ㄹ — Korean doesn't tell them apart.
Say it in Korean
제 이름은 퍼트리샤예요.
Je ireumeun peoteurisya-yeyo. — My name is Patricia.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 퍼트리샤 씨.