How to write Sophia in Korean
소피아
- 소so
- 피pi
- 아a
3 syllables · Spelled by the National Institute of Korean Language's rules for foreign names.
Why it sounds a little different
- Korean has no F. It's written ㅍ (p), so the F in Sophia comes out as a soft P.
Say it in Korean
제 이름은 소피아예요.
Je ireumeun sopia-yeyo. — My name is Sophia.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 소피아 씨.
What Sophia means
wisdom · Greek origin