Rahul in Korean 라훌
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Rahul as 라훌: two syllables, said ra-hul. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Rahul 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.
- ㄹ at the bottom of 훌 is an l: the tongue touches just behind the teeth and stays there.
- Two even beats, ra-hul: 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 라훌 already sounds natural to Korean ears. In casual sentences Koreans often add 이 after a name that ends in a consonant: 라훌이 왔어 ("Rahul's here").
Why it's spelled 라훌
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 래헐, but Korean media write 라훌, because the name is written the way it sounds in Hindi, not the way it's spelled.
- Korean follows the Hindi sound: vowels are read as written and the r is pronounced (ㄹ/르) rather than dropped as in English.
Type Rahul on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 라훌 is the jamo ㄹㅏ ㅎㅜㄹ, typed with the keys fk gnf. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Rahul in Korean?
Rahul is written 라훌 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: rahul). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the Hindi pronunciation. In Hangul it has two syllables: 라 + 훌.
How do you pronounce Rahul in Korean?
Say it ra-hul, 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.