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Nguyen in Korean응우옌

The Vietnamese surname Nguyen is written 응우옌 in Korean, read eung-u-yen.

How it's spelled, sound by sound

LettersHangulBuilt from
N응ㅇ + ㅡ + ㅇ
gu우ㅇ + ㅜ
yen옌ㅇ + ㅖ + ㄴ

Each Hangul syllable is a block: a first consonant, a vowel, then any final consonant.

Say hello with it

안녕하세요, 저는 응우옌이에요.

an-nyeong-ha-se-yo, jeo-neun eung-u-yen-i-e-yo
“Hello, I'm Nguyen.”

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