캘리
kaelli
The English name Callie is written in Korean as 캘리 (kaelli).
캘리 is used as a female given name.
How do you pronounce it?
kaelli
Did you know?
- If a person named 'Callie' wants a Korean name with a similar sound, they might choose Hanja characters like 佳 (beautiful) and 俐 (clever) to give the name a traditional meaning.
- While 캘리 is a phonetic transcription of 'Callie', Koreans often adopt English names to create a more global image or 'English name' persona used specifically in international business or language schools.
- If you were to use this name in a formal Korean setting, you would rarely call someone just 캘리 without adding a title or honorific.
Examples in context
- 칼리 씨, 반갑습니다.Hello, Miss Callie. Nice to meet you.
- 칼리야, 오늘 뭐 할까?Hey, Callie, what do you want to do today?
- 칼리랑 한국 요리 배우자!Let's learn Korean cooking with Callie!
- 캘리는 정말 친절해요.Kael-li-neun jeong-mal chin-jeol-hae-yo.Callie is very kind.
- 제 친구 이름은 캘리예요.Je chin-gu i-reum-eun Kael-li-ye-yo.My friend's name is Callie.
- 캘리가 지금 왔어요.Kael-li-ga ji-geum was-seo-yo.Callie just arrived.
Example conversation
Ji-hun and Seo-yeon are talking about a new classmate.
- 지훈 Ji-hun새 친구 이름이 뭐예요?Sae chin-gu ireum-i mwoyeyo?What is the new friend's name?
- 서연 Seo-yeon이름은 캘리라고 해요.Ireum-eun Khaelli-rago haeyo.Her name is Callie.
- 지훈 Ji-hun캘리 씨는 어디에서 왔어요?Khaelli ssi-neun eodieseo wasseoyo?Where is Callie from?
- 서연 Seo-yeon미국에서 왔어요.Miguk-eseo wasseoyo.She came from America.
