How to Say “M” in Korean

엠
em
The letter M in Korean is 엠 (em).
엠 is the name for the letter M.

How do you pronounce it?

em

Did you know?

  • While 엠 is the name of the English letter, the Korean alphabet has its own 'm' sound written as ㅁ. This character is a square and is designed to represent the shape of the mouth.
  • In Korean internet slang, ㅁㅁ is sometimes used as a shorthand for 무명 meaning 'anonymous'.
  • In some Korean digital contexts, the character ㅁ is used as a symbol for a 'square' or a 'box' because of its shape.

Examples in context

  • 감사합니다, 김 선생님
    Thank you, Mr. Kim
  • 다음 회의에 이 회장님을 초대해야 합니다
    We need to invite President Lee to the next meeting
  • 박 씨, 이 자리에 앉아 주세요
    Mr. Park, please have a seat here
  • 아줌마, 이 근처에 좋은 식당 아시나요?
    Ma'am, do you know a good restaurant nearby?
  • 철자는 엠이에요.
    cheoljaneun em-ieyo.
    The spelling is M.
  • 알파벳 엠을 써 주세요.
    alpabet em-eul sseo juseyo.
    Please write the letter M.
  • 그건 엠으로 시작해요.
    geugeon em-euro sijakaeyo.
    It starts with M.

Example conversation

Dohyun and Seoyeon are checking the spelling of a word.

  1. 도현 Do-hyeon

    다음 글자가 뭐예요?
    daeum geuljaga mwo-yeyo?
    What is the next letter?
  2. 서연 Seo-yeon

    글자 엠이에요.
    geulja em-ieyo.
    It is the letter M.
  3. 도현 Do-hyeon

    엠이라고요? 다시 확인해 보세요.
    em-iragoyo? dasi hwaginhae boseyo.
    M? Please check it again.
  4. 서연 Seo-yeon

    네, 엠이 맞아요.
    ne, em-i majayo.
    Yes, it is M.
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