Bradley in Korean 브래들리
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Bradley as 브래들리: four syllables, said beu-rae-deul-li. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Bradley 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 (브래) is one quick tap of the tongue, like the tt in American "butter": closer to a soft d than an English r.
- The double ㄹ in 들리 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
- 브 and 들 carry the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep them 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".
- ㅂ at the start is soft and unvoiced, halfway between p and b.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 4 syllables 브래들리 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 브래들리 or 브래들리 씨.
Why it's spelled 브래들리
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 브래드리, but Korean media write 브래들리, 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.
- Korean adds the vowel ㅡ to consonants that have no vowel of their own (브 and 들), which is why Bradley has 4 syllables in Korean.
Type Bradley on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 브래들리 is the jamo ㅂㅡ ㄹㅐ ㄷㅡㄹ ㄹㅣ, typed with the keys qm fo emf fl. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Bradley in Korean?
Bradley is written 브래들리 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: beuraedeulli). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has four syllables: 브 + 래 + 들 + 리.
How do you pronounce Bradley in Korean?
Say it beu-rae-deul-li, with even weight on every syllable. ㄹ between two vowels (브래) 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.