키란
Kiran
키란 is the Korean transliteration of the proper name Kiran.
키란 is used as a proper name for a person. In casual speech, you may encounter different forms like 키란아 to call out to the person or 키란이 when referring to them in a sentence.
Which one should you use?
키란아 is used specifically when calling or addressing Kiran directly in an informal setting, such as a term of endearment. 키란이 is an informal form used when the name is the subject or object within a sentence.
How do you pronounce it?
Kiran
Did you know?
- The vocative particle 아 in 키란아 is only used with people of equal or lower social status, meaning using it with a boss or teacher would be a significant social faux pas.
- While 키란 is a transliteration, Korean names usually consist of three syllables, so a two-syllable name like 키란 stands out as distinctly foreign to a native listener.
- In written Korean, the name 키란 is written in the Hangul alphabet, which is a featural alphabet where characters are grouped into blocks to represent syllables rather than individual letters.
Examples in context
- 키란 씨, 안녕하세요?Mr./Ms. Kiran, hello?
- 키란 씨, 오늘 뭐 할까?Kiran, what should we do today?
- 키란아, 배고파?Hey, Kiran, are you hungry?
- 키란이 한국어를 잘해.Kiran speaks Korean well.
- 키란은 인도 사람이에요.Kiran-eun Indo saram-ieyo.Kiran is Indian.
- 제 친구 이름은 키란이에요.Je chin-gu ireum-eun Kiran-ieyo.My friend's name is Kiran.
- 키란을 만났어요.Kiran-eul mannasseoyo.I met Kiran.
Example conversation
Minjun and Subin are talking about a new coworker.
- 민준 Min-jun수빈 씨, 키란 씨를 알아요?Subin ssi, Kiran ssi-reul arayo?Subin, do you know Kiran?
- 수빈 Su-bin네, 키란 씨는 제 동료예요.Ne, Kiran ssi-neun je dongryeo-yeyo.Yes, Kiran is my colleague.
- 민준 Min-jun키란 씨는 친절해요?Kiran ssi-neun chinjeol-haeyo?Is Kiran kind?
- 수빈 Su-bin네, 정말 좋은 사람이에요.Ne, jeongmal joeun saram-ieyo.Yes, he is a really good person.
