스티브
The English name Steve is translated into Korean as 스티브.
The name is written as 스티브.
Did you know?
- If a 스티브 is older than the speaker, the speaker might refer to him as 스티브 형 'Steve-hyung' or 스티브 오빠 'Steve-oppa' to show respect and closeness.
- When addressing a 스티브 in a professional setting, Koreans would rarely use the name alone and would instead add 씨 'ssi' or a job title to avoid being impolite.
- To make 스티브 sound natural, Koreans often add an invisible 'eu' vowel to the end, making it sound like 'seu-ti-beu'.
Examples in context
- 그 분의 이름은 스티브입니다.His name is Steve.
- 스티브야, 같이 영화 보러 갈까?Steve, do you want to go watch a movie together?
- 스티브오빠, 도와줄래?Steve, can you help me?
- 스티브는 정말 친절해요.Seutib-eun jeongmal chinjeol-haeyo.Steve is very kind.
- 제 친구 이름은 스티브예요.Je chin-gu ireum-eun Seutib-ye-yo.My friend's name is Steve.
Example conversation
Subin and Jihoon are looking for a colleague at the office.
- 수빈 Su-bin지훈 씨, 스티브 봤어요?Ji-hun ssi, seutibeu bwas-seo-yo?Jihoon, have you seen Steve?
- 지훈 Ji-hun네, 스티브는 회의실에 있어요.ne, seutibeu-neun hoe-ui-sil-e is-seo-yo.Yes, Steve is in the meeting room.
- 수빈 Su-bin아, 감사합니다.a, gam-sa-ham-ni-da.Oh, thank you.
- 지훈 Ji-hun별말씀을요.byeol-mal-sseum-eul-yo.You're welcome.
