Giovanni in Korean 조반니
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Giovanni as 조반니: three syllables, said jo-ban-ni. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Giovanni letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
ㅈ at the start is soft and unvoiced, halfway between ch and j.
- ㅗ is a pure "o" with rounded lips. Don't add the w-glide English puts in "go".
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's jo-ban-ni, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 조반니 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 조반니 or 조반니 씨.
Why it's spelled 조반니
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 기오바니, but Korean media write 조반니, because the name is written the way it sounds in Italian, not the way it's spelled.
- Korean follows the Italian sound: every vowel is pronounced, gi/ge are j sounds and double consonants are written once.
Type Giovanni on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 조반니 is the jamo ㅈㅗ ㅂㅏㄴ ㄴㅣ, typed with the keys wh qks sl. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Giovanni in Korean?
Giovanni is written 조반니 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: jobanni). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the Italian pronunciation. In Hangul it has three syllables: 조 + 반 + 니.
How do you pronounce Giovanni in Korean?
Say it jo-ban-ni, with even weight on every syllable. ㅈ at the start is soft and unvoiced, halfway between ch and j.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.