How to write Violet in Korean
바이올렛
- 바ba
- 이i
- 올ol
- 렛let
4 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 바이올렛이에요.
Je ireumeun baiollet-ieyo. — My name is Violet.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 바이올렛 씨.