메리
M-e-ri
The English name Mary is written as 메리 (M-e-ri) in Korean.
메리 is used as the transliteration of the female given name Mary.
Meaning: female given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is M-e-ri.
Did you know?
- In religious contexts, such as the Catholic Church in Korea, the Virgin Mary is referred to as 성모 마리아 (Seongmo Maria) rather than 메리.
- While 메리 transliterates the name, the Korean word for 'head' is also 머리 (meori), which sounds very similar to the untrained ear.
- In Korea, 메리 is most commonly heard during the holidays as part of the phrase 메리 크리스마스, which is the English 'Merry Christmas' written in Korean script.
Examples in context
- 톰은 메리 앞에 섰다.Tom stood in front of Mary.This sentence shows the placement of 메리 in a sentence.Tatoeba #11107543 by intertime, translation #1877552 by CK
- 안녕하세요? 저는 메리입니다.Hello, I'm Mary.
- 반갑습니다, 메리씨.Nice to meet you, Mary.
- 메리는 학생이에요.Meri-neun haksaeng-ieyo.Mary is a student.
- 메리가 제 친구예요.Meri-ga je chin-gu-ye-yo.Mary is my friend.
- 287 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Minjun and Subin are talking about a new classmate at school.
- 민준 Min-jun새로 온 학생 이름이 뭐예요?Saero on haksaeng ireumi mwo-ye-yo?What is the name of the new student?
- 수빈 Su-bin메리예요.Meri-ye-yo.It's Mary.
- 민준 Min-jun메리는 친절한 사람인가요?Meri-neun chinjeolhan saram-in-ga-yo?Is Mary a kind person?
- 수빈 Su-bin네, 메리는 정말 착해요.Ne, Meri-neun jeongmal chak-hae-yo.Yes, Mary is really nice.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
