Louis in Korean 루이
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Louis as 루이: two syllables, said ru-i. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Louis letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
The opening ㄹ is a single light tap, halfway between an English r and l. Never roll it.
- ㅇ at the top of 이 is silent, so 이 is just the vowel: i.
- Two even beats, ru-i: 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 루이 already sounds natural to Korean ears. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 루이 or 루이 씨.
Why it's spelled 루이
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 라우이스, but Korean media write 루이, because the name is written the way it sounds in French, not the way it's spelled.
- Korean writes French names the French way: the final consonant is silent.
Type Louis on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 루이 is the jamo ㄹㅜ ㅇㅣ, typed with the keys fn dl. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Louis in Korean?
Louis is written 루이 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: rui). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the French pronunciation. In Hangul it has two syllables: 루 + 이.
How do you pronounce Louis in Korean?
Say it ru-i, with even weight on every syllable. The opening ㄹ is a single light tap, halfway between an English r and l. Never roll it.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.