Fatima in Korean 파티마
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Fatima as 파티마: three syllables, said pa-ti-ma. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Fatima letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
ㅍ at the start is aspirated: a clear puff of air, like the p in "pie".
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's pa-ti-ma, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 파티마 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 파티마 or 파티마 씨.
Why it's spelled 파티마
Here the letters and the sound line up: applying the loanword rules letter by letter already gives 파티마, the same spelling Korean media use.
- Arabic names reach Korean through different romanizations, so Korean media spellings can vary; this is the common one.
Type Fatima on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 파티마 is the jamo ㅍㅏ ㅌㅣ ㅁㅏ, typed with the keys vk xl ak. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Fatima in Korean?
Fatima is written 파티마 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: patima). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the Arabic pronunciation. In Hangul it has three syllables: 파 + 티 + 마.
How do you pronounce Fatima in Korean?
Say it pa-ti-ma, with even weight on every syllable. ㅍ at the start is aspirated: a clear puff of air, like the p in "pie".
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.