How to write River in Korean
리버
- 리ri
- 버beo
2 syllables · Spelled by the National Institute of Korean Language's rules for foreign names.
Why it sounds a little different
- No V either — it becomes ㅂ (b).
- R and L share one letter, ㄹ — Korean doesn't tell them apart.
Say it in Korean
제 이름은 리버예요.
Je ireumeun ribeo-yeyo. — My name is River.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 리버 씨.