Daniel in Korean 대니얼
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Daniel as 대니얼: three syllables, said dae-ni-eol. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Daniel letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
ㄹ at the bottom of 얼 is an l: the tongue touches just behind the teeth and stays there.
- ㅓ (eo) in 얼 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".
- ㄷ at the start is soft and unvoiced, halfway between t and d.
- ㅇ at the top of 얼 is silent, so 얼 is just the vowel: eol.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 대니얼 reads as a foreign name at a glance. In casual sentences Koreans often add 이 after a name that ends in a consonant: 대니얼이 왔어 ("Daniel's here").
Why it's spelled 대니얼
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 대닐, but Korean media write 대니얼, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- The unstressed "uh" vowel is written ㅓ (eo), whatever letter English uses for it.
Type Daniel on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 대니얼 is the jamo ㄷㅐ ㄴㅣ ㅇㅓㄹ, typed with the keys eo sl djf. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Daniel in Korean?
Daniel is written 대니얼 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: daenieol). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has three syllables: 대 + 니 + 얼.
How do you pronounce Daniel in Korean?
Say it dae-ni-eol, with even weight on every syllable. ㄹ at the bottom of 얼 is an l: the tongue touches just behind the teeth and stays there.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.