케이샤
keisya
케이샤 (keisya) is the Korean way to say the female given name Keisha.
Which one should you use?
Use 키샤야 when speaking to a close friend or someone younger, and use 키샤 씨, 키샤 님 or 키샤 선생님 when addressing her formally or with respect.
How does it change in a sentence?
The informal suffix 야 is appended to the name in 키샤야 to show closeness. The honorific suffixes 씨, 님 and 선생님 are added to the name to show respect or professional status.
How do you pronounce it?
keisya
Did you know?
- While 케이샤 is a phonetic rendering, Koreans may assign Hanja characters to the sounds of a foreign name to give it a traditional meaning and a formal identity on official documents.
- A person named 케이샤 might find that Koreans naturally shorten their name or add a 'cute' suffix like -ie to the end of the phonetic transcription to express affection.
- In Korean culture, using a person's given name without a title or suffix like 씨 can be perceived as blunt or even rude, even if the name is foreign.
Examples in context
- 키샤 씨, 만나서 반갑습니다.Hello Keisha, nice to meet you.
- 저도 만나서 반갑습니다.Nice to meet you too.
- 키샤야, 뭐 해?Hey Keisha, what are you doing?
- 안녕, 지금 일하고 있어.Hi, I'm working right now.
- 제 친구 이름은 케이샤예요.Je chingu ireumeun Keisya-yeyo.My friend's name is Keisha.
Example conversation
Ji-eun and Min-jun are talking about a new classmate.
- 지은 Ji-eun민준 씨, 케이샤 알아요?Minjun ssi, Keisya arayo?Min-jun, do you know Keisha?
- 민준 Min-jun아니요, 누구예요?Aniyo, nuguyeyo?No, who is she?
- 지은 Ji-eun우리 반에 새로 온 학생이에요.Uri bane saero on hagseng-ieyo.She is a new student in our class.
- 민준 Min-jun그렇군요. 케이샤 씨를 만나보고 싶어요.Geureokunyo. Keisya ssireul mannabogo sipeoyo.I see. I want to meet Keisha.
