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Rafael in Korean
라파엘
Rafael is written 라파엘 in Korean, 3 syllable blocks. This is the spelling Koreans use for the English name Rafael.
Letter by letter
라
"ra" · letters sit left-right
ㄹ
first · rieula light r/l, tongue taps once
ㅏ
vowel · aa as in father
파
"pa" · letters sit left-right
ㅍ
first · pieupp as in pie, with a puff of air
ㅏ
vowel · aa as in father
엘
"el" · letters sit left-right + bottom
ㅇ
first · ieungsilent here, it just holds the place
ㅔ
vowel · ee as in bed
ㄹ
final · rieull
How to write 라파엘 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.