Simon in Korean 사이먼
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Simon as 사이먼: three syllables, said sa-i-meon. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Simon letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
ㅓ (eo) in 먼 is the open "uh" of "sun", not an "o".
- ㅇ at the top of 이 is silent, so 이 is just the vowel: i.
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's sa-i-meon, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 사이먼 reads as a foreign name at a glance. In casual sentences Koreans often add 이 after a name that ends in a consonant: 사이먼이 왔어 ("Simon's here").
Why it's spelled 사이먼
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 시몬, but Korean media write 사이먼, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- The long i (as in "my") is spelled 아이: two beats in Korean, one in English.
- The unstressed "uh" vowel is written ㅓ (eo), whatever letter English uses for it.
Type Simon on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 사이먼 is the jamo ㅅㅏ ㅇㅣ ㅁㅓㄴ, typed with the keys tk dl ajs. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Simon in Korean?
Simon is written 사이먼 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: saimeon). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has three syllables: 사 + 이 + 먼.
How do you pronounce Simon in Korean?
Say it sa-i-meon, with even weight on every syllable. ㅓ (eo) in 먼 is the open "uh" of "sun", not an "o".
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.