Angela in Korean 앤절라
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Angela as 앤절라: three syllables, said aen-jeol-la. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Angela letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
The double ㄹ in 절라 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
- ㅓ (eo) in 절 is the open "uh" of "sun", not an "o".
- ㅐ (ae) is said like the e in "bed" by most Koreans today, a little more closed than the a in "cat".
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's aen-jeol-la, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 앤절라 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 앤절라 or 앤절라 씨.
Why it's spelled 앤절라
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 앙겔라, but Korean media write 앤절라, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- An l between vowels is written twice (final ㄹ + ㄹ), so Koreans say a clear l instead of a tapped r.
- The unstressed "uh" vowel is written ㅓ (eo), whatever letter English uses for it.
Type Angela on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 앤절라 is the jamo ㅇㅐㄴ ㅈㅓㄹ ㄹㅏ, typed with the keys dos wjf fk. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Angela in Korean?
Angela is written 앤절라 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: aenjeolla). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has three syllables: 앤 + 절 + 라.
How do you pronounce Angela in Korean?
Say it aen-jeol-la, with even weight on every syllable. The double ㄹ in 절라 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.