How to Say "Rafael" in Korean

라파엘

Rapa'el[ɾa̠pʰa̠e̞ɭ]

라파엘 (Rapa'el) is the Korean way to say the name of the archangel Rafael.

라파엘 is used as a proper noun to refer to the name of the archangel in religious contexts.

How do you pronounce it?

The romanization is Rapa'el.

In Korea, people who are not religious may still use 라파엘 as a baptismal name when converting to Catholicism, even if their birth name is entirely different.
In Korean religious art, 라파엘 is frequently depicted with a fish, which relates to the biblical story of Tobit.
In Korean, the letter ㄹ used in 라파엘 can sound like a mix between an 'r' and an 'l', meaning the start and end of the name use the same consonant character.

라파엘이 방문했습니다.
Rafael visited.
라파엘은 치유의 천사예요.
Rapael-eun chiyu-ui cheonsa-yeyo.
Raphael is an angel of healing.
그 성화 속 인물은 라파엘입니다.
Geu seonghwa sok inmul-eun Rapael-imnida.
The person in that religious painting is Raphael.

Two friends are discussing a book about religious history in a cafe.

서연 Seo-yeon

현우 씨, 혹시 라파엘에 대해 아나요?
Hyeon-u ssi, hoksi Rapael-e daehae arayo?
Hyeon-u, do you happen to know about Raphael?
현우 Hyeon-woo

네, 대천사 라파엘을 말하는 거죠?
Ne, daecheon-sa Rapael-eul malhaneun geojyo?
Yes, you mean the archangel Raphael, right?
서연 Seo-yeon

맞아요. 라파엘은 정말 신비로운 존재예요.
Majayo. Rapael-eun jeongmal sinbiroun jonjae-yeyo.
That's right. Raphael is a truly mysterious being.
현우 Hyeon-woo

서연 씨가 그 주제를 좋아하는군요.
Seoyeon ssi-ga geu juje-reul joahaneungun-yo.
You really like that subject, Seoyeon.

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