시드니
Sideuni[ɕ͈idɯni]
The English name for the city of Sydney is written as 시드니 (Sideuni) in Korean.
시드니 is used to refer to the city of Sydney, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia.
Meaning: state capital of New South Wales, Australia (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Sideuni.
Did you know?
- Korean speakers use the same characters 시드니 to refer to both the city of Sydney and the Sydney Opera House when shortening the name of the landmark.
- The transcription of 'Sydney' into 시드니 follows the standard Korean orthography for foreign words, which dictates how English sounds are mapped to Hangul.
- While English speakers use a single continuous sound for 'Syd-', Korean speakers must break it into two distinct blocks: 시 and 드.
Examples in context
- 저는 시드니에 갈 예정입니다.I am planning to go to Sydney.
- 시드니에는 짱 좋은 음식점들이 많아요!Sydney has a lot of great restaurants!
- 시드니는 정말 아름다워요.Sideuni jeongmal areumdawoyo.Sydney is really beautiful.
- 다음 휴가 때 시드니에 가고 싶어요.Daeum hyuga ttae Sideunie gago sipeoyo.I want to go to Sydney during my next vacation.
- 시드니에서 온 친구를 만났어요.Sideuni-eseo on chingureul mannasseoyo.I met a friend from Sydney.
Example conversation
Minji and Hyunwoo are discussing travel plans at a cafe.
- 민지 Min-ji현우 씨, 시드니에 가본 적 있어요?Hyeonu ssi, Sideunie gabon jeok isseoyo?Hyunwoo, have you ever been to Sydney?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo아니요, 아직 못 가봤어요.Aniyo, ajik mot gabwasseoyo.No, I haven't been there yet.
- 민지 Min-ji저도 시드니 여행을 계획 중이에요.Jeodo Sideuni yeohaeng-eul gyehoek jung-ieyo.I am also planning a trip to Sydney.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo민지 씨, 정말 부러워요!Minji ssi, jeongmal bureowoyo!Minji, I'm so jealous!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “sydney” translations and entries 시드니, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
