벨라
Bella
The name Bella is written as 벨라 in Korean.
벨라 is used as a female given name.
How do you pronounce it?
Bella
Did you know?
- When transliterating names into 한글 (Hangul), the 'L' sound in 벨라 is represented by the letter ㄹ (rieul), which functions as both an 'R' and an 'L' depending on its position.
- When writing 벨라 in a formal context, Koreans may add a suffix like 씨 (ssi), making it 벨라 씨, to show respect even if the person is a peer.
- Korean names typically place the family name first, so if a person named 벨라 moves to Korea and adopts a surname, they would be called 김 벨라 (Kim Bella) rather than 'Bella Kim'.
Examples in context
- 제 친구 이름은 벨라예요.Je chin-gu ireumeun Bellayeyo.My friend's name is Bella.
- 벨라는 어디에 있어요?Bellaneun eodie isseoyo?Where is Bella?
Example conversation
Subin introduces her friend to Jihun.
- 수빈 Su-bin지훈 씨, 이쪽은 벨라예요.Jihun ssi, ijjogeun Bellayeyo.Jihun, this is Bella.
- 지훈 Ji-hun만나서 반가워요, 벨라 씨.mannaseo bangawoyo, Bella ssi.Nice to meet you, Bella.
- 수빈 Su-bin벨라는 미국에서 왔어요.Bellaneun migugeseo wasseoyo.Bella came from America.
- 지훈 Ji-hun아, 정말 반가워요.a, jeongmal bangawoyo.Oh, it's really nice to meet you.
