Handy Terminology

 

 

 

 

 

 


Basic Korean Terms

English Korean
Exercise Hall Do Jang
Uniform Do Bok
Level Dan
Instructor Sah Bum Nim
Judge Bu Sim
Form Hyung
Yell Kihop
Attention Char Ryo
Bow Kyung Ye
Ready Chun Be
Begin She Jak
End Go Mahn
Relax Shiuh
Turn 180° Diro Dura
Stance Sogi
Block Marki
Punch Chi Ru Gi
Kick Cha Gi
To Kick Tae
To Punch Kwon
The Way (Art) Do

Numbers

English Korean Phonetic Ordinal
One Hana Ha-nah Il
Two Dool Dule Ye
Three Set Set Sahm
Four Net Net Sah
Five Tasut Ta-set Oh
Six Yawsut Ya-set Yook
Seven Ilgope ill-gope Chil
Eight Yawdul Ya-dool Pahl
Nine Ahope Ah-hope Goo
Ten Yawl Yul Ship
Twenty Soo Mool Su-mool Ye-Ship
Thirty Sah Run Sa-Run Sahm-Ship
Forty Mah Eun Ma-un Sah-Ship
Fifty She Eun She-un Oh-Ship
Sixty Yeh Soon Yeah-soon Yook-Ship
Seventy Il Eun Ear-un Chil-Ship
Eighty Yaw Deun Ya-doon Pahl-Ship
Ninety Ah Eun A-un Goo-Ship
One Hundred Baek Beck Baek

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