멜라니
mellani
The English name Melanie is written as 멜라니 (mellani) in Korean.
Meaning: female given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
mellani
Did you know?
- Korean speakers often add the polite suffix 씨 ('ssi') after 멜라니 to avoid sounding rude when addressing someone by their first name.
- Because 멜라니 is a phonetic transcription of a foreign name, it does not use Hanja (Chinese characters) like traditional Korean names do.
- While 멜라니 is the standard transcription, some Koreans might pronounce the 'L' sound as a soft 'R' because the Korean letter ㄹ represents a sound between the two.
Examples in context
- 안녕하세요, 멜라니 씨. 만나서 반갑습니다.Hello, Miss Melanie. Nice to meet you.
- 멜, 오늘 뭐 할 거야?Hey Mel, what are you up to today?
- 제 친구 멜라니를 소개할게요.Je chin-gu Mellani-reul sogae-halgeyo.I will introduce my friend Melanie.
Example conversation
Hyunwoo and Jieun are looking at a photo of a friend.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo이 사진에 있는 사람은 누구예요?I sajin-e inneun saram-eun nuguyeyo?Who is the person in this photo?
- 지은 Ji-eun멜라니예요. 제 친한 친구예요.Mellani-yeyo. Je chin-han chin-gu-yeyo.It is Melanie. She is my close friend.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo멜라니는 한국에 살아요?Mellani-neun Hanguk-e sarayo?Does Melanie live in Korea?
- 지은 Ji-eun아니요, 미국에 살아요.Aniyo, Miguk-e sarayo.No, she lives in America.
