애나벨
Aenabel
애나벨 (Aenabel) is the Korean way to say the name of the fictional haunted doll from the horror movie series Annabelle.
The term refers specifically to the character name from the horror franchise.
Which one should you use?
While 애나벨 is the standard form for the character, 안나벨 is also a direct transliteration of the name Annabelle in Korean.
How does it change in a sentence?
If you are addressing a person named Annabel, you can add the respectful honorific 씨 after the name, as in 안나벨 씨.
How do you pronounce it?
Aenabel
Did you know?
- Korean horror fans often use 애나벨 as a shorthand descriptor for any creepy doll, regardless of whether it is actually from the movie franchise.
- While 씨 is used for people, using it with 애나벨 in a sarcastic way can be used to treat the doll as a real, terrifying person.
- Because the Korean language lacks a direct equivalent to the English 'L' sound at the end of a syllable, 애나벨 is pronounced with a soft, gliding sound that differs from the sharp English ending.
Examples in context
- 안나벨, 한국어를 배우고 있어요?Annabel, are you learning Korean?
- 벨, 같이 영화 볼래?Annabelle, do you want to watch a movie together?
- 애나벨은 정말 무서운 인형이에요.Aenabel-eun jeongmal museoun inhyeong-ieyo.Annabelle is a really scary doll.
- 영화에서 애나벨이 나왔어요.Yeonghwa-eseo Aenabel-i nawasseoyo.Annabelle appeared in the movie.
- 그 인형은 애나벨인가요?Geu inhyeong-eun Aenabel-ingayo?Is that doll Annabelle?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about horror movies at a cafe.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo수빈 씨, 혹시 애나벨 영화 봤어요?Subin ssi, hoksi Aenabel yeonghwa bwasseoyo?Subin, have you seen the Annabelle movie?
- 수빈 Su-bin아니요, 너무 무서운 것 같아요.Aniyo, neomu museoun geot gatayo.No, I think it looks too scary.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo그래도 애나벨은 정말 유명해요.Geuraedo Aenabel-eun jeongmal yumyeonghaeyo.But Annabelle is very famous.
- 수빈 Su-bin현우 씨는 무서운 영화 좋아해요?Hyeon-u ssi-neun museoun yeonghwa joahaeyo?Hyun-woo, do you like horror movies?
