Brooklyn in Korean 브루클린
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Brooklyn as 브루클린: four syllables, said beu-ru-keul-lin. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Brooklyn 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 (브루) 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 클린 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
- 브 and 클 carry the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep them short and light, almost just the consonant.
- ㅂ at the start is soft and unvoiced, halfway between p and b.
- Give all 4 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's beu-ru-keul-lin, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 4 syllables 브루클린 reads as a foreign name at a glance. In casual sentences Koreans often add 이 after a name that ends in a consonant: 브루클린이 왔어 ("Brooklyn's here").
Why it's spelled 브루클린
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 브루크린, but Korean media write 브루클린, 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 클), which is why Brooklyn has 4 syllables in Korean.
Type Brooklyn on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 브루클린 is the jamo ㅂㅡ ㄹㅜ ㅋㅡㄹ ㄹㅣㄴ, typed with the keys qm fn zmf fls. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Brooklyn in Korean?
Brooklyn is written 브루클린 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: beurukeullin). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has four syllables: 브 + 루 + 클 + 린.
How do you pronounce Brooklyn in Korean?
Say it beu-ru-keul-lin, with even weight on every syllable. ㄹ between two vowels (브루) 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.