Ali in Korean

The name Ali is written 알리 in Hangul.

알리
Ali · pronounced roughly "Alri"
알리

How Ali breaks down

BlockRomanisedLetters
Al
Ri

Why this spelling

Korean writes foreign names by sound, not by letter. Hangul groups sounds into square syllable blocks, and every block needs a vowel — which is why a name like Ali can end up with more blocks in Korean than it has syllables in English.

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