Roy in Korean 로이
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Roy as 로이: two syllables, said ro-i. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Roy 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.
- ㅗ is a pure "o" with rounded lips. Don't add the w-glide English puts in "go".
- ㅇ at the top of 이 is silent, so 이 is just the vowel: i.
- Two even beats, ro-i: 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 로이 already sounds natural to Korean ears. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 로이 or 로이 씨.
Why it's spelled 로이
Here the letters and the sound line up: applying the loanword rules letter by letter already gives 로이, the same spelling Korean media use.
Type Roy on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 로이 is the jamo ㄹㅗ ㅇㅣ, typed with the keys fh dl. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Roy in Korean?
Roy is written 로이 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: roi). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has two syllables: 로 + 이.
How do you pronounce Roy in Korean?
Say it ro-i, 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.