Pádraig in Korean 포리그
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Pádraig as 포리그: three syllables, said po-ri-geu. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Pádraig letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
ㄹ between two vowels (포리) is one quick tap of the tongue, like the tt in American "butter": closer to a soft d than an English r.
- 그 carries the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep it short and light, almost just the consonant.
- ㅍ at the start is aspirated: a clear puff of air, like the p in "pie".
- 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 po-ri-geu, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 포리그 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 포리그 or 포리그 씨.
Why it's spelled 포리그
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 패드레이그, but Korean media write 포리그, because the name is written the way it sounds in Irish, not the way it's spelled.
- It is an Irish (Gaelic) name, and Irish spelling hides the sound: several vowels are silent. Korean writes what you hear, not the letters.
Type Pádraig on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 포리그 is the jamo ㅍㅗ ㄹㅣ ㄱㅡ, typed with the keys vh fl rm. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Pádraig in Korean?
Pádraig is written 포리그 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: porigeu). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the Irish pronunciation. In Hangul it has three syllables: 포 + 리 + 그.
How do you pronounce Pádraig in Korean?
Say it po-ri-geu, with even weight on every syllable. ㄹ between two vowels (포리) is one quick tap of the tongue, like the tt in American "butter": closer to a soft d than an English r.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.