Thiago in Korean 치아구
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Thiago as 치아구: three syllables, said chi-a-gu. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Thiago letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
ㅊ at the start is aspirated: a clear puff of air, like the ch in "church".
- ㅇ at the top of 아 is silent, so 아 is just the vowel: a.
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's chi-a-gu, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 치아구 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 치아구 or 치아구 씨.
Why it's spelled 치아구
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 시아고, but Korean media write 치아구, because the name is written the way it sounds in Portuguese, not the way it's spelled.
- Korean follows the Brazilian Portuguese sound: t before i sounds like 'ch' and a final o sounds like 'u'.
Type Thiago on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 치아구 is the jamo ㅊㅣ ㅇㅏ ㄱㅜ, typed with the keys cl dk rn. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Thiago in Korean?
Thiago is written 치아구 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: chiagu). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the Portuguese pronunciation. In Hangul it has three syllables: 치 + 아 + 구.
How do you pronounce Thiago in Korean?
Say it chi-a-gu, with even weight on every syllable. ㅊ at the start is aspirated: a clear puff of air, like the ch in "church".
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.