하만
haman
하만 (haman) is the Korean way to say the name of the global company Harman, which specializes in automotive and professional audio and connected car technology.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is haman.
Did you know?
- While 'Harman' is a proper noun, if a Korean speaker were to read 하만 without context, they might mistake it for a combination of the noun for 'below' and the number 'ten thousand'.
- The Korean consonant ㅎ is one of the few sounds that maps almost perfectly to the English 'H'. This means 하만 is one of the rare foreign brand names that retains an almost identical acoustic profile in both languages.
- The transcription 하만 uses the Hangul alphabet, which is designed to be read in blocks. While 'Harman' is a linear string of letters in English, 하만 is visually divided into two distinct syllabic blocks.
Examples in context
- 지난 주말에 하만과 파티를 열었어요.Last weekend, I had a party with Harman.
- 오늘은 하만의 생일이에요. 모두 축하해주세요!Today is Harman's birthday. Let's all congratulate him/her!
- 하만 제품은 음질이 아주 좋아요.Haman jepum-eun eumjil-i aju joayo.Harman products have very good sound quality.
- 이번에 하만 오디오를 샀어요.Ibeone Haman odio-reul sasseoyo.I bought Harman audio this time.
- 그 회사는 하만 기술을 사용해요.Geu hoesa-neun Haman gisul-eul sayonghaeyo.That company uses Harman technology.
Example conversation
Dohyun and Seoyeon are discussing car features.
- 도현 Do-hyeon이 차 오디오 브랜드가 어디예요?i cha odio beuraendeuga eodiyeyo?What is the audio brand in this car?
- 서연 Seo-yeon하만 제품이라고 하더라고요.haman jepum-irago hadeoragoyo.I heard it is a Harman product.
- 도현 Do-hyeon하만이면 음질이 정말 좋겠네요.haman-imyeon eumjiri jeongmal jokkenneyo.If it's Harman, the sound quality must be great.
- 서연 Seo-yeon네, 그래서 많은 사람들이 좋아해요.ne, geuraeseo maneun saramdeuri joahae-yo.Yes, that's why many people like it.
