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Zavala in Korean사발라

The Spanish surname Zavala is written 사발라 in Korean, read sa-bal-la.

You may also see 자발라.

How it's spelled, sound by sound

LettersHangulBuilt from
Za사ㅅ + ㅏ
va발ㅂ + ㅏ + ㄹ
la라ㄹ + ㅏ

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

Say hello with it

안녕하세요, 저는 사발라예요.

an-nyeong-ha-se-yo, jeo-neun sa-bal-la-ye-yo
“Hello, I'm Zavala.”

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