Mila in Korean 밀라
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Mila as 밀라: two syllables, said mil-la. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Mila letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
The double ㄹ in 밀라 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
- Two even beats, mil-la: 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 밀라 already sounds natural to Korean ears. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 밀라 or 밀라 씨.
Why it's spelled 밀라
Here the letters and the sound line up: applying the loanword rules letter by letter already gives 밀라, the same spelling Korean media use.
- An l between vowels is written twice (final ㄹ + ㄹ), so Koreans say a clear l instead of a tapped r.
Type Mila on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 밀라 is the jamo ㅁㅣㄹ ㄹㅏ, typed with the keys alf fk. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Mila in Korean?
Mila is written 밀라 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: milla). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has two syllables: 밀 + 라.
How do you pronounce Mila in Korean?
Say it mil-la, with even weight on every syllable. The double ㄹ in 밀라 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.