재닛
jaenit
The English female given name Janet is written as 재닛 (jaenit) in Korean.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is jaenit.
Did you know?
- Korean speakers often add a suffix like 씨 after 재닛 to be polite, as using a given name alone can be seen as overly intimate or rude.
- In Korea, foreign names like 재닛 are written in 'Hangul', a phonetic alphabet created by King Sejong the Great in 1443 specifically to increase literacy among common people.
- In Korean script, the final 't' sound in 재닛 is expressed by the consonant ㅅ, which is actually the letter 's'.
Examples in context
- 제넷 씨, 안녕하세요?Hello, Ms. Janet.
Example conversation
Dohyun and Minji are talking about a classmate.
- 도현 Do-hyeon재닛은 어디에 있어요?Jaenit-eun eodie isseoyo?Where is Janet?
- 민지 Min-ji재닛은 지금 도서관에 가요.Jaenit-eun jigeum doseogwan-e gayo.Janet is going to the library now.
- 도현 Do-hyeon아, 그래요? 같이 가요.a, geuraeyo? gachi gayo.Oh, really? Let's go together.
- 민지 Min-ji좋아요. 빨리 가요.joayo. ppalli gayo.Okay. Let's go quickly.
