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Alfonso in Korean
알폰소
Alfonso is written 알폰소 in Korean, 3 syllable blocks. This is the spelling Koreans use for the English name Alfonso.
Letter by letter
알
"al" · letters sit left-right + bottom
ㅇ
first · ieungsilent here, it just holds the place
ㅏ
vowel · aa as in father
ㄹ
final · rieull
폰
"pon" · letters sit top-bottom + bottom
ㅍ
first · pieupp as in pie, with a puff of air
ㅗ
vowel · oo as in go, lips rounded
ㄴ
final · nieunn
소
"so" · letters sit top-bottom
ㅅ
first · siots as in see
ㅗ
vowel · oo as in go, lips rounded
How to write 알폰소 by hand
Write each block inside its own square. Inside a block, go from top to bottom and left to right: first the starting consonant, then the vowel, then the final consonant underneath if there is one. Horizontal strokes go left to right, vertical strokes top to bottom.