How to say “My name is ___” in Korean

제 이름은 ___입니다

je ireumeun ___imnida

Said as 제 이르믄 ___임니다

Phrase #12 of the top 100 · Hello & manners

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ㅈ“j”consonant
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ㅔ“e”vowel
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제“je”block

Sounds different than it looks

Letters change sound next to each other. Read it as 제 이르믄 ___임니다.

Looks like이름은but say이르믄

The final ㅁ moves into the next syllable because it starts with a silent ㅇ.

Looks like입니다but say임니다

The final ㅂ before ㄴ turns into ㅁ, so -ㅂ니다 always sounds like -ㅁ니다.

Tip: Put your name in the blank, then ㅂ니다 sounds like 'mnida'.

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