Natalie in Korean 내털리
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Natalie as 내털리: three syllables, said nae-teol-li. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Natalie 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 털리 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
- ㅓ (eo) in 털 is the open "uh" of "sun", not an "o".
- ㅐ (ae) is said like the e in "bed" by most Koreans today, a little more closed than the a in "cat".
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's nae-teol-li, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 내털리 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 내털리 or 내털리 씨.
Why it's spelled 내털리
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 나탈리, but Korean media write 내털리, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- An l between vowels is written twice (final ㄹ + ㄹ), so Koreans say a clear l instead of a tapped r.
- The unstressed "uh" vowel is written ㅓ (eo), whatever letter English uses for it.
Type Natalie on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 내털리 is the jamo ㄴㅐ ㅌㅓㄹ ㄹㅣ, typed with the keys so xjf fl. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Natalie in Korean?
Natalie is written 내털리 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: naeteolli). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has three syllables: 내 + 털 + 리.
How do you pronounce Natalie in Korean?
Say it nae-teol-li, with even weight on every syllable. The double ㄹ in 털리 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.