사브리나
sabeurina
The English female given name Sabrina is written as 사브리나 (sabeurina) in Korean.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is sabeurina.
Did you know?
- In Korea, people with foreign names often choose a 'Korean name' consisting of hanja characters to help locals pronounce and remember their identity more easily.
- If a Korean person were to write this name using Hanja (Chinese characters), they would have to choose characters based on their sounds rather than the name's Latin origins.
- Because Korean does not have a native 'f' or 'v' sound, the 'b' sound in 사브리나 is used to approximate the 'v' sound found in many Western names.
Examples in context
- 안녕하세요, 저는 사브리나입니다.Hello, I am Sabrina.
- 비나, 오늘 뭐 했어?Sabrina, what did you do today?
- 사브리나 씨는 정말 친절해요.Saburina ssineun jeongmal chinjeolhaeyo.Sabrina is very kind.
- 제 친구 이름은 사브리나예요.Je chin-gu ireumeun Saburina-yeyo.My friend's name is Sabrina.
- 사브리나를 만난 적이 있어요?Saburina-reul mannan jeogi isseoyo?Have you ever met Sabrina?
Example conversation
Minjun and Minji are talking about their new colleague.
- 민준 Min-jun새로 온 분 성함이 어떻게 되세요?Saero on bun seonghami eotteoke doeseyo?What is the name of the new person?
- 민지 Min-ji사브리나 씨예요.Saburina ssiyeyo.It is Sabrina.
- 민준 Min-jun사브리나 씨는 어디서 왔어요?Saburina ssineun eodiseo wasseoyo?Where is Sabrina from?
- 민지 Min-ji미국에서 왔어요.Migugeseo wasseoyo.She came from America.
