Esmé in Korean 에스미
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Esmé as 에스미: three syllables, said e-seu-mi. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Esmé letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
스 carries the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep it short and light, almost just the consonant.
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's e-seu-mi, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 에스미 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 에스미 or 에스미 씨.
Why it's spelled 에스미
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 에스메, but Korean media write 에스미, 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 (스), which is why Esmé has 3 syllables in Korean.
Type Esmé on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 에스미 is the jamo ㅇㅔ ㅅㅡ ㅁㅣ, typed with the keys dp tm al. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Esmé in Korean?
Esmé is written 에스미 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: eseumi). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has three syllables: 에 + 스 + 미.
How do you pronounce Esmé in Korean?
Say it e-seu-mi, with even weight on every syllable. 스 carries the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep it short and light, almost just the consonant.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.