에이미
eimi
The English female given name Amy is written as 에이미 (eimi) in Korean.
에이미 is used as a phonetic transcription of the English name Amy.
How do you pronounce it?
eimi
Did you know?
- While the name 'Amy' is purely English, some Korean parents might name their daughter 'Amy' using the Hangeul spelling to sound 'global' while still selecting Hanja for the syllables to give her a traditional Korean meaning.
- A person named 에이미 would never refer to themselves using the honorific suffix 씨 because in Korean culture, it is considered arrogant to apply a respect marker to oneself.
- If an 에이미 works in a Korean office, her colleagues will likely call her by her position, such as 과장님 for 'Manager', rather than her first name.
Examples in context
- 에이미는 정말 친절해요.Eimi-neun jeongmal chin-jeol-hae-yo.Amy is really kind.
- 제 친구 이름은 에이미예요.Je chin-gu ireum-eun Eimi-ye-yo.My friend's name is Amy.
- 에이미를 아세요?Eimi-reul a-se-yo?Do you know Amy?
Example conversation
Subin and Jihun are talking about a new colleague at work.
- 수빈 Su-bin지훈 씨, 에이미 씨 알아요?Jihun ssi, Eimi ssi a-ra-yo?Jihun, do you know Amy?
- 지훈 Ji-hun네, 에이미 씨는 우리 팀원이에요.Ne, Eimi ssi-neun u-ri tim-won-i-e-yo.Yes, Amy is a member of our team.
- 수빈 Su-bin에이미 씨는 참 성실해요.Eimi ssi-neun cham seong-sil-hae-yo.Amy is very hardworking.
- 지훈 Ji-hun맞아요, 저도 그렇게 생각해요.Ma-ja-yo, jeo-do geu-reok-ke saeng-gak-hae-yo.That's right, I think so too.
