루나
Runa
The Korean way to say the name "Luna" is 루나 (Runa).
루나 is used as the name of a person or a character.
How do you pronounce it?
Runa
Did you know?
- While 'Luna' refers to the moon in Latin, a Korean person would typically use the native word 달 or the Sino-Korean word 월 to refer to the moon, rather than the name 루나.
- If a person named Luna were to introduce themselves in Korea, they would likely add a title like 루나 씨 to remain polite, as using just the name 루나 alone can sound too casual or even rude.
- The specific way the 'L' sound is written in 루나 uses the consonant ㄹ, which is the same character used for the 'R' sound in Korean, making the distinction between 'L' and 'R' a matter of pronunciation rather than spelling.
Examples in context
- 안녕하세요, 저는 루나입니다.Annyeonghaseyo, jeoneun Luna-imnida.
- 루나 씨는 정말 친절해요.Luna-ssi-neun jeongmal chinjeol-haeyo.Luna is very kind.
- 제 친구 이름은 루나예요.Je chin-gu ireum-eun Luna-yeyo.My friend's name is Luna.
- 루나가 새로 온 모델이에요.Luna-ga saero on model-ieyo.Luna is the new model.
Example conversation
Subin and Minjun are talking about a new classmate.
- 수빈 Su-bin민준 씨, 루나 만났어요?Minjun ssi, Luna mannasseoyo?Minjun, have you met Luna?
- 민준 Min-jun아니요, 아직 못 만났어요.Aniyo, ajik mot mannasseoyo.No, I haven't met her yet.
- 수빈 Su-bin루나는 정말 친절한 사람이에요.Luna-neun jeongmal chinjeolhan saram-ieyo.Luna is a very kind person.
- 민준 Min-jun빨리 인사하고 싶네요.Ppalli insahago sipneyo.I want to say hello to her soon.
