사라
sara[sʰa̠ɾa̠]
The English name Sarah is translated into Korean as 사라 (sara).
사라 is used to represent the Hebrew given name Sarah in a Korean context.
Meaning: given name from Hebrew (name)
How do you pronounce it?
sara
Did you know?
- Because 사라 can also mean 'to disappear' in Korean (the verb stem of '사라지다'), the name might sound humorous or strange to native speakers in certain contexts.
- The phonetic spelling 사라 is also the Korean word for 'plate' or 'dish', which is borrowed from the Japanese word 皿 (sara).
- If a Korean speaker wants to be polite when calling a person named 사라, they will add the suffix 씨 to make it 사라씨, as using just the name can be seen as too blunt.
Examples in context
- 안녕하세요, 사라 씨! 만나서 반갑습니다.Hello Sarah! It's nice to meet you.
- 안녕, 새라야! 오랜만이야.Hey, Sarah! Long time no see.
- 사라 씨는 정말 친절해요.Sara ssi-neun jeongmal chinjeolhaeyo.Sarah is very kind.
- 그녀의 이름은 사라입니다.Geunyeo-ui ireum-eun Sara-imnida.Her name is Sarah.
- 사라가 어제 꽃을 줬어요.Sara-ga eoje kkot-eul jwosseoyo.Sarah gave me flowers yesterday.
Example conversation
Hyunwoo and Subin are talking about a new colleague.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo새로 온 직원의 이름이 뭐예요?Saero on jigwon-ui ireum-i mwoyeyo?What is the new employee's name?
- 수빈 Su-bin사라라고 해요.Sara-rago haeyo.It is Sarah.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo사라 씨는 성격이 어때요?Sara ssi-neun seonggyeok-i eottaeyo?What is Sarah like?
- 수빈 Su-bin정말 밝고 성격이 좋아요.Jeongmal balkgo seonggyeok-i joayo.She is very bright and has a great personality.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry 사라, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 사라, CC BY-SA 4.0.
