리아
Ria
리아 (Ria) is the Korean way to say the given name Leah.
리아 is used as a proper noun for the given name Leah.
Meaning: given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Ria.
Did you know?
- In Korean, the letter ㄹ represents both 'R' and 'L', which is why the name 'Leah' and the name 'Ria' are written identically as 리아.
- While many Korean names are based on Hanja (Chinese characters), 리아 is often used as a 'pure' Hangul name or a phonetic transcription of the Western name.
- When addressing someone named 리아 in a social setting, Koreans would rarely say the name alone and would instead add 씨 or 양 to be polite.
Examples in context
- 조나는 리아랑 직접 손으로 지은, 짚단으로 벽을 쌓고 목조 골조로 만든 아름다운 집에 살고 있어.Jonah and Leah live in a beautiful, straw-bale, timber-framed home that they built from hand.This sentence is useful for seeing 리아 used in the context of a person's name.Tatoeba #13755054 by qlTmalffk, translation #8185346 by Hybrid
- 리아 씨, 안녕하세요?Hello, Leah.
- 리아 씨, 오늘은 날씨가 좋네요.Leah, the weather is nice today.
- 레아야, 안녕!Hey, Leah, hi!
- 오늘 레아랑 공원에 갈 거야.I'm going to the park with Leah today.
- 리아는 정말 친절한 친구야.Ria-neun jeongmal chinjeol-han chin-gu-ya.Leah is a really kind friend.
- 그 아이의 이름은 리아예요.Geu ai-ui ireum-eun Ria-ye-yo.That child's name is Leah.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a person they know.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo민지야, 리아 어디 있어?Minji-ya, Ria eo-di is-seo?Minji, where is Leah?
- 민지 Min-ji리아는 지금 도서관에 있어.Ria-neun ji-geum do-seo-gwan-e is-seo.Leah is at the library right now.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo그럼 나도 리아를 찾으러 갈게.Geu-reom na-do Ria-reul cha-jeu-reo gal-ge.Then I will go look for Leah too.
- 민지 Min-ji천천히 조심히 다녀와.Cheon-cheon-hi jo-sim-hi da-nye-o-wa.Go slowly and be careful.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
