Names / V / Virginia
Virginia in Korean
버지니아
Virginia is written 버지니아 in Korean, 4 syllable blocks. This is the spelling Koreans use for the English name Virginia.
Letter by letter
버
"beo" · letters sit left-right
ㅂ
first · bieupb as in boy
ㅓ
vowel · eoo as in son
지
"ji" · letters sit left-right
ㅈ
first · jieutj as in jam, softer
ㅣ
vowel · iee as in see
니
"ni" · letters sit left-right
ㄴ
first · nieunn as in no
ㅣ
vowel · iee as in see
아
"a" · letters sit left-right
ㅇ
first · ieungsilent here, it just holds the place
ㅏ
vowel · aa as in father
How to write 버지니아 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.