Taekwondo Korean terms with pronunciation

1The Korean you hear in class

Counting, the commands that start and end every class, and the full word list. Every word has a play button so you can hear it.

Korean wordsCounting to ten in Korean for Taekwondo (with pronunciation)How to count to ten in Korean the way Taekwondo classes do, with hangul, easy pronunciation and audio, plus the second number system used for forms and black belt ranks.

Korean wordsTaekwondo class commands: charyeot, kyungye, junbi and the restWhat every command in a Taekwondo class means, how to respond, and the etiquette behind them: attention, bow, ready, begin, stop, return, kihap and more, with audio.

Korean wordsTaekwondo Korean terms: the complete list with pronunciationEvery Korean word you hear in a Taekwondo class, in hangul with romanization and an easy English sound-alike: commands, counting, stances, blocks, kicks, and sparring terms.

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Class commands

차렷	charyeot · charyut say “CHA-ryuht”	Attention. Stand straight, feet together, fists at your sides.
경례	gyeongnye · kyung-yeh say “KYUNG-nyeh”	Bow.
준비	junbi · joon-bee say “JOON-bee”	Ready. Move into the ready stance.
시작	sijak · shi-jak say “shee-JAHK”	Begin.
그만	geuman · kuman say “keu-MAHN”	Stop.
바로	baro say “BAH-roh”	Return to the ready position.
쉬어	swieo · shio say “SHWEE-uh”	At ease.
기합	gihap · kihap say “KEE-hahp”	The short, sharp shout that goes with a strike.
뒤로 돌아	dwiro dora say “DWEE-roh DOH-rah”	About face. Turn around.
앉아	anja say “AHN-jah”	Sit down.
일어서	ireoseo say “EE-ruh-suh”	Stand up.
갈려	gallyeo · kalyeo say “KAHL-lyuh”	Separate (sparring).
계속	gyesok · kyesok say “KYEH-sohk”	Continue (sparring).

Counting

하나	hana say “HAH-nah”	One
둘	dul say “dool”	Two
셋	set say “set”	Three
넷	net say “net”	Four
다섯	daseot say “dah-SUHT”	Five
여섯	yeoseot say “yuh-SUHT”	Six
일곱	ilgop say “EEL-gohp”	Seven
여덟	yeodeol say “yuh-DUHL”	Eight
아홉	ahop say “ah-HOHP”	Nine
열	yeol say “yuhl”	Ten
일	il say “eel”	One (Sino-Korean, as in Il Jang and 1st dan)
이	i · ee say “ee”	Two (Sino-Korean, Ee Jang)
삼	sam say “sahm”	Three (Sino-Korean, Sam Jang)
사	sa say “sah”	Four (Sino-Korean, Sa Jang)
오	o · oh say “oh”	Five (Sino-Korean, Oh Jang)
육	yuk say “yook”	Six (Sino-Korean, Yuk Jang)
칠	chil say “cheel”	Seven (Sino-Korean, Chil Jang)
팔	pal say “pahl”	Eight (Sino-Korean, Pal Jang)

People, places and things

태권도	taekwondo say “TAE-kwon-doh”	The way of the foot and fist.
도장	dojang say “DOH-jahng”	Training hall, the school.
도복	dobok say “DOH-bohk”	Uniform.
띠	tti · ddi say “ttee (a tight, clipped "dee")”	Belt.
사범님	sabeomnim · sabumnim say “SAH-bum-nim”	Instructor or master, a title earned with senior black belt rank and instructor training.
관장님	gwanjangnim · kwanjangnim say “KWAHN-jahng-nim”	Head of the school, grandmaster.
조교	jogyo say “JOH-gyoh”	Assistant instructor.
선배	seonbae · sunbae say “SUHN-beh”	Senior student.
품새	poomsae · pumsae say “POOM-seh”	Forms, set patterns of movements.
겨루기	gyeorugi · kyorugi say “KYUH-roo-gee”	Sparring.
격파	gyeokpa · kyukpa say “KYUHK-pah”	Breaking boards or tiles.
호신술	hosinsul · hoshinsul say “HOH-shin-sool”	Self-defense techniques.
급	geup · gup say “kup”	Color-belt rank, counting down from 10th to 1st.
단	dan say “dahn”	Black belt degree, for students 15 and older.
품	poom say “poom”	Junior black belt degree, under 15.
국기원	Kukkiwon say “KOOK-kee-won”	World Taekwondo headquarters in Seoul that issues black belt certificates.

Stances (seogi)

서기	seogi · sogi say “SUH-gee”	Stance.
모아서기	moa seogi say “MOH-ah SUH-gee”	Closed stance, feet together.
나란히서기	naranhi seogi say “NAH-rahn-hee SUH-gee”	Parallel stance, feet one foot-width apart.
앞서기	apseogi · ap sogi say “AHP-suh-gee”	Walking stance, a short natural step.
앞굽이	apkubi · ap kubi say “AHP-koo-bee”	Front stance, long and low, front knee bent.
뒷굽이	dwitkubi · dwit kubi say “DWEET-koo-bee”	Back stance, weight mostly on the back leg.
주춤서기	juchum seogi say “JOO-choom SUH-gee”	Horse-riding stance.
범서기	beom seogi · bum sogi say “BUHM SUH-gee”	Tiger stance, front foot resting on the ball.

Blocks (makgi)

막기	makgi · makki say “MAHK-ee”	Block.
아래막기	arae makgi say “AH-reh MAHK-ee”	Low block.
몸통막기	momtong makgi say “MOHM-tohng MAHK-ee”	Middle (trunk) block.
얼굴막기	eolgul makgi · olgul makki say “UHL-gool MAHK-ee”	High (face) block.
손날막기	sonnal makgi say “SOHN-nahl MAHK-ee”	Knife-hand block.

Punches and strikes

지르기	jireugi · jirugi say “JEE-reu-gee”	Punch.
몸통지르기	momtong jireugi say “MOHM-tohng JEE-reu-gee”	Middle punch.
두번지르기	dubeon jireugi say “DOO-buhn JEE-reu-gee”	Double punch.
치기	chigi say “CHEE-gee”	Strike.
손날	sonnal say “SOHN-nahl”	Knife-hand (edge of the hand).
등주먹	deungjumeok say “DEUNG-joo-muhk”	Backfist.
팔굽	palgup say “PAHL-goop”	Elbow.

Kicks (chagi)

차기	chagi say “CHAH-gee”	Kick.
앞차기	ap chagi say “AHP CHAH-gee”	Front kick.
돌려차기	dollyeo chagi say “DOHL-lyuh CHAH-gee”	Roundhouse kick.
옆차기	yeop chagi say “YUHP CHAH-gee”	Side kick.
뒤차기	dwi chagi say “DWEE CHAH-gee”	Back kick.
내려차기	naeryeo chagi say “NEH-ryuh CHAH-gee”	Axe kick.
뒤후려차기	dwi huryeo chagi say “DWEE HOO-ryuh CHAH-gee”	Spinning hook kick.
밀어차기	mireo chagi say “MEE-ruh CHAH-gee”	Push kick.
뛰어	ttwieo say “TTWEE-uh”	Jumping (added before a kick name).

Sparring and tournaments

청	cheong · chung say “chuhng”	Blue corner.
홍	hong say “hohng”	Red corner.
호구	hogu say “HOH-goo”	Chest protector.
감점	gamjeom · gam-jeom say “KAHM-juhm”	Penalty, one point to the opponent.
주심	jusim say “JOO-shim”	Center referee.

Polite phrases

안녕하세요	annyeonghaseyo say “AHN-nyung-hah-seh-yo”	Hello.
감사합니다	gamsahamnida say “KAHM-sah-hahm-nee-dah”	Thank you.
수고하셨습니다	sugohasyeotseumnida say “SOO-goh-hah-shuht-seum-nee-dah”	Thank you for your hard work (said at the end of class).