Sarah in Korean 세라
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Sarah as 세라: two syllables, said se-ra. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Same Hangul as Sara: Korean spells the sound, so different English spellings can land on the same 세라.
Sarah 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 (세라) is one quick tap of the tongue, like the tt in American "butter": closer to a soft d than an English r.
- Two even beats, se-ra: 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 세라 already sounds natural to Korean ears. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 세라 or 세라 씨.
세라 (Se-ra) also exists as a Korean given name, so it sounds familiar to Korean ears.
Why it's spelled 세라
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 사라, but Korean media write 세라, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- The final h is silent and is dropped.
Type Sarah on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 세라 is the jamo ㅅㅔ ㄹㅏ, typed with the keys tp fk. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Sarah in Korean?
Sarah is written 세라 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: sera). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has two syllables: 세 + 라.
How do you pronounce Sarah in Korean?
Say it se-ra, with even weight on every syllable. ㄹ between two vowels (세라) 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.