알렉사
Alleksa
The English name alexa is written as 알렉사 (Alleksa) in Korean.
알렉사 is used as a proper noun to refer to the virtual assistant developed by Amazon.
How do you pronounce it?
Alleksa
Did you know?
- While 알렉사 is the name for Amazon's assistant, most Korean households use home-grown AI like 기가지니 (GiGA Genie) or 누구 (NUGU), which are designed specifically to understand Korean sentence structures.
- While 알렉사 is the phonetic transcription of the name, if you were to search for the 'concept' of an assistant in a Korean context, you might see the term 비서 (biseo) used, which literally means 'secretary'.
- Unlike in English, where 'Alexa' is just a name, the Korean transcription 알렉사 uses the consonant ㄹ which can sound like a mix between an 'r' and an 'l' to English ears.
Examples in context
- 알렉사, 오늘 날씨를 알려주세요.Alexa, please tell me today's weather.
- 알렉사, 오늘 날씨 어때?Alleksa, oneul nalssi eo-ttae?Alexa, how is the weather today?
- 알렉사에게 음악을 틀어달라고 했어요.Alleksa-e-ge eum-ak-eul teul-eo-dal-la-go hae-sseo-yo.I asked Alexa to play some music.
- 알렉사는 정말 똑똑해요.Alleksa-neun jeong-mal ddok-ddok-hae-yo.Alexa is really smart.
Example conversation
Minjun and Subin are in the living room.
- 민준 Min-jun수빈, 알렉사한테 노래 틀어달라고 해봐.Subin, Allexahante norae teureodallago haebwa.Subin, try asking Alexa to play a song.
- 수빈 Su-bin알렉사, 최신 팝송 틀어줘.Allexa, choesin papsong teureojwo.Alexa, play the latest pop songs.
- 민준 Min-jun정말 편하고 좋네.Jeongmal pyeonhago jonne.It's really convenient and nice.
- 수빈 Su-bin맞아, 나도 하나 사고 싶어.Maja, nado hana sago sipeo.Right, I want to buy one too.
