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Melissa in Korean
멜리사
Melissa is written 멜리사 in Korean, 3 syllable blocks. This is the spelling Koreans use for the English name Melissa.
Letter by letter
멜
"mel" · letters sit left-right + bottom
ㅁ
first · mieumm as in me
ㅔ
vowel · ee as in bed
ㄹ
final · rieull
리
"ri" · letters sit left-right
ㄹ
first · rieula light r/l, tongue taps once
ㅣ
vowel · iee as in see
사
"sa" · letters sit left-right
ㅅ
first · siots as in see
ㅏ
vowel · aa as in father
How to write 멜리사 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.