케일라
keilla
The English female given name Kayla is translated into Korean as 케일라 (keilla).
케일라 is used as a phonetic transcription of the female given name Kayla.
How do you pronounce it?
keilla
Did you know?
- In modern Korea, many people choose an 'English name' like 케일라 specifically for use in business or language academies to create a more global and approachable persona.
- When addressing someone named 케일라, a Korean speaker would rarely use the name alone, instead adding 씨 (ssi) to make it 케일라씨 to avoid being unintentionally rude.
- Because 케일라 is a phonetic transcription of a foreign name, it is written using Hangul rather than Hanja (Chinese characters).
Examples in context
- 케일라 씨, 안녕하세요?Hello, Kayla.
- 케이라 언니, 뭐 해?Kayla, what are you doing?
Example conversation
Dohyun and Jieun are talking about a new classmate.
- 도현 Do-hyeon지은 씨, 케일라가 누구예요?Jieun ssi, Keillaga nuguyeyo?Jieun, who is Kayla?
- 지은 Ji-eun케일라는 우리 반 전학생이에요.Keillaneun uri ban jeonhaksaeng-ieyo.Kayla is a transfer student in our class.
- 도현 Do-hyeon케일라 씨는 어디서 왔어요?Keilla ssi-neun eodiseo wasseoyo?Where is Kayla from?
- 지은 Ji-eun미국에서 왔다고 들었어요.Migugeseo watdago deureosseoyo.I heard she came from the US.
