Vocabulary
Notes on consonants:

An apostrophe indicates the preceding consonant is aspirated (followed by a brief puff of air)
Double consonants are pronounced slightly more forcefully (but are not aspirated)


Notes on vowels:

a is like the vowel in “raw”
e is like the vowel in “get”
i is like the vowel in “Gigi”
o is like the vowel in “nose”
ô is like the vowel in “cup”
u is like the vowel in “shoe”
û is like the vowel in “book”


General Terms
Tojang: place of training
Tobok: uniform for training
Kihap: yell
Ch’aryô: attention
Kyôngne: bow
Sabômnim kke: to the masters
Yudanja kke: to the black belts
Sabômnim: master
Sônsengnim: master/teacher
Kyosanim: instructor
Kûp: rank below black belt
Tan: grade of black belt
Kamsamnida: thank you

Numbers
Hana: 1
Tul: 2
Set: 3
Net: 4
Tasût: 5
Yôsût: 6
Ilgop: 7
Yôdôl: 8
Ahop: 9
Yôl: 10
Yôl hana: 11
Yôl dul: 12
Yôl set, Yôl net, etc.
Sûmul: twenty
Sôrûn: thirty
Mahûn: 40
Shwin: 50
Yesun: 60
Ilhûn: 70
Yôdûn: 80
Ahûn: 90
Pek: 100


Il: 1st
I: 2nd
Sam: 3rd
Sa: 4th
O: 5th
Yuk: 6th
Ch’il: 7th
P’al: 8th
Ku: 9th
Ship: 10th
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