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Raymond in Korean
레이먼드
Raymond is written 레이먼드 in Korean, 4 syllable blocks. This is the spelling Koreans use for the English name Raymond.
Letter by letter
레
"re" · letters sit left-right
ㄹ
first · rieula light r/l, tongue taps once
ㅔ
vowel · ee as in bed
이
"i" · letters sit left-right
ㅇ
first · ieungsilent here, it just holds the place
ㅣ
vowel · iee as in see
먼
"meon" · letters sit left-right + bottom
ㅁ
first · mieumm as in me
ㅓ
vowel · eoo as in son
ㄴ
final · nieunn
드
"deu" · letters sit top-bottom
ㄷ
first · digeutd as in do
ㅡ
vowel · euu as in put, lips flat
How to write 레이먼드 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.