Gary in Korean 게리
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Gary as 게리: two syllables, said ge-ri. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Gary 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 (게리) is one quick tap of the tongue, like the tt in American "butter": closer to a soft d than an English r.
- ㄱ at the start is soft and unvoiced, halfway between k and g.
- Two even beats, ge-ri: Korean doesn't stress one syllable over the other the way English does.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables, so 게리 already sounds natural to Korean ears. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 게리 or 게리 씨.
Why it's spelled 게리
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 가리, but Korean media write 게리, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
Type Gary on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 게리 is the jamo ㄱㅔ ㄹㅣ, typed with the keys rp fl. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Gary in Korean?
Gary is written 게리 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: geri). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has two syllables: 게 + 리.
How do you pronounce Gary in Korean?
Say it ge-ri, with even weight on every syllable. ㄹ between two vowels (게리) 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.