오스틴
Oseutin[o̞sʰɯtʰin]
The English name for the capital city of Texas, Austin, is written as 오스틴 (Oseutin) in Korean.
오스틴 is the proper noun used to refer to the specific city in Texas.
Meaning: capital city of Texas (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Oseutin
Did you know?
- The letter ㅇ at the start of 오스틴 acts as a silent placeholder because a Korean syllable cannot begin with a vowel.
- If you were to meet someone named 'Austin' in Korea, you would refer to them as 오스틴 씨 to be polite, adding the honorific 'ssi' after the name.
- The word 오스틴 is written as three syllables, whereas 'Austin' is typically pronounced as two in English.
Examples in context
- 저는 오스틴에서 왔어요.I came from Austin.
- 오스틴에 사는 분이세요?Are you the person who lives in Austin?
- 김 선생님, 오스틴에 가 봤어요?Teacher Kim, have you been to Austin?
- 오스틴은 정말 아름다운 도시예요.Oseutin-eun jeongmal areumdaun dosiyeyo.Austin is a really beautiful city.
- 내년에 오스틴에 갈 거예요.Naenyeone Oseutin-e gal geoyeyo.I am going to Austin next year.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about travel plans in a cafe.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo지은 씨, 오스틴에 가 봤어요?Jieun ssi, Oseutin-e ga bwasseoyo?Jieun, have you been to Austin?
- 지은 Ji-eun아니요, 아직 못 가 봤어요.Aniyo, ajik mot ga bwasseoyo.No, I haven't been there yet.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo오스틴은 음악이 유명해요.Oseutin-eun eumagi yumyeonghaeyo.Austin is famous for music.
- 지은 Ji-eun정말 재미있겠네요!Jeongmal jaemiitgenneyo!That sounds really fun!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “austin” translations and entries 오스틴, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
