엘리아스
elriaseu
The English name Elias is written in Korean as 엘리아스 (elriaseu).
엘리아스 is used as a proper name for a person.
How do you pronounce it?
elriaseu
Did you know?
- Because 엘리아스 is not a native Korean name, people may assume the person is a foreign national or a Christian, as the name is associated with the biblical prophet Elijah.
- While 엘리아스 is the phonetic transcription, Koreans often use a 'hanja' based name with similar sounds to give a person a meaningful identity tied to Chinese characters.
- The letter 'ㄹ' in 엘리아스 represents a sound between an 'l' and an 'r', which can make the name sound slightly different to a native English ear.
Examples in context
- 엘리아스, 저녁에 영화 볼래?Elias, do you want to watch a movie in the evening?
- 엘리아스는 한국에 살아요.Ellyaiseun Hanguk-e sarayo.Elias lives in Korea.
Example conversation
Minji and Dohyun are talking about a new colleague.
- 민지 Min-ji도현 씨, 엘리아스 씨를 알아요?Dohyun ssi, Ellyas ssi-reul arayo?Dohyun, do you know Elias?
- 도현 Do-hyeon네, 엘리아스 씨는 제 동료예요.Ne, Ellyas ssi-neun je dongnyo-yeyo.Yes, Elias is my colleague.
- 민지 Min-ji그분은 정말 친절하시네요.Geubun-eun jeongmal chinjeol-hasineyo.He is very kind.
- 도현 Do-hyeon맞아요, 정말 좋은 분이에요.Majayo, jeongmal joeun bun-ieyo.That's right, he is a very good person.
