Mike in Korean 마이크
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Mike as 마이크: three syllables, said ma-i-keu. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Mike letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
크 carries the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep it short and light, almost just the consonant.
- ㅇ at the top of 이 is silent, so 이 is just the vowel: i.
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's ma-i-keu, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 마이크 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 마이크 or 마이크 씨.
Why it's spelled 마이크
Here the letters and the sound line up: applying the loanword rules letter by letter already gives 마이크, the same spelling Korean media use.
- The final e is silent. It only makes the vowel before it long.
- The long i (as in "my") is spelled 아이: two beats in Korean, one in English.
- Korean adds the vowel ㅡ to consonants that have no vowel of their own (크), which is why Mike has 3 syllables in Korean.
Type Mike on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 마이크 is the jamo ㅁㅏ ㅇㅣ ㅋㅡ, typed with the keys ak dl zm. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Mike in Korean?
Mike is written 마이크 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: maikeu). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has three syllables: 마 + 이 + 크.
How do you pronounce Mike in Korean?
Say it ma-i-keu, with even weight on every syllable. 크 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.