Sergei in Korean 세르게이
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Sergei as 세르게이: four syllables, said se-reu-ge-i. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Sergei 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 (세르) is one quick tap of the tongue, like the tt in American "butter": closer to a soft d than an English r.
- 르 carries the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep it short and light, almost just the consonant.
- ㅇ at the top of 이 is silent, so 이 is just the vowel: i.
- Give all 4 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's se-reu-ge-i, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 4 syllables 세르게이 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 세르게이 or 세르게이 씨.
Why it's spelled 세르게이
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 서제이, but Korean media write 세르게이, because the name is written the way it sounds in Russian, not the way it's spelled.
- The Korean spelling comes from the Russian (Cyrillic) form, so it follows Russian pronunciation rather than the English letters.
Type Sergei on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 세르게이 is the jamo ㅅㅔ ㄹㅡ ㄱㅔ ㅇㅣ, typed with the keys tp fm rp dl. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Sergei in Korean?
Sergei is written 세르게이 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: sereugei). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the Russian pronunciation. In Hangul it has four syllables: 세 + 르 + 게 + 이.
How do you pronounce Sergei in Korean?
Say it se-reu-ge-i, with even weight on every syllable. ㄹ between two vowels (세르) 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.