Andrea in Korean 앤드리아
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Andrea as 앤드리아: four syllables, said aen-deu-ri-a. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Andrea letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
ㄹ between two vowels (드리) is one quick tap of the tongue, like the tt in American "butter": closer to a soft d than an English r.
- 드 carries the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep it short and light, almost just the consonant.
- ㅐ (ae) is said like the e in "bed" by most Koreans today, a little more closed than the a in "cat".
- ㅇ at the top of 아 is silent, so 아 is just the vowel: a.
- Give all 4 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's aen-deu-ri-a, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 4 syllables 앤드리아 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 앤드리아 or 앤드리아 씨.
Why it's spelled 앤드리아
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 앤드리, but Korean media write 앤드리아, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- Korean adds the vowel ㅡ to consonants that have no vowel of their own (드), which is why Andrea has 4 syllables in Korean.
Type Andrea on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 앤드리아 is the jamo ㅇㅐㄴ ㄷㅡ ㄹㅣ ㅇㅏ, typed with the keys dos em fl dk. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Andrea in Korean?
Andrea is written 앤드리아 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: aendeuria). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has four syllables: 앤 + 드 + 리 + 아.
How do you pronounce Andrea in Korean?
Say it aen-deu-ri-a, with even weight on every syllable. ㄹ between two vowels (드리) is one quick tap of the tongue, like the tt in American "butter": closer to a soft d than an English r.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.