게이브
geibu
The English masculine given name Gabe is written in Korean as 게이브 (geibu).
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is geibu.
Did you know?
- In Korean pop culture, fans often add the suffix -님 to names like 게이브님 to show respect, regardless of whether the person is a celebrity or a stranger.
- The syllable 이브 is identical to the Korean phonetic transcription for the word 'Eve'.
- Because Korean lacks a standalone 'v' sound, the 'b' in 브 acts as a placeholder to approximate the English 'v' sound.
Examples in context
- 안녕하세요, 게이브 씨. 만나서 반갑습니다.Hello, Mr. Gabe. Nice to meet you.
- 가비야, 뭐 할까?Hey, Gabe. What should we do?
- 제 친구 이름은 게이브예요.je chin-gu i-reum-eun ge-i-beu-ye-yo.My friend's name is Gabe.
- 게이브는 미국에서 왔어요.ge-i-beu-neun mi-guk-e-seo wa-sseo-yo.Gabe came from America.
Example conversation
Ji-eun and Hyun-woo are talking about a new coworker at work.
- 지은 Ji-eun현우 씨, 새로 온 분 이름이 뭐예요?hyeon-u ssi, sae-ro on bun i-reum-i mwo-ye-yo?Hyun-woo, what is the name of the new person?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo게이브라고 해요.ge-i-beu-ra-go hae-yo.His name is Gabe.
- 지은 Ji-eun아, 게이브 씨군요.a, ge-i-beu ssi-gun-yo.Ah, it's Mr. Gabe.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo네, 아주 친절한 분이에요.ne, a-ju chin-jeol-han bun-i-e-yo.Yes, he is a very kind person.
