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Basic terms and commands
Numbers and counting
하나 | Ha-Na | One | |
둘 | Dul | Two | |
셋 | Set | Three | |
넷 | Net | Four | |
다섯 | Da-seot | Five | |
여섯 | Ya-seot | Six | |
일곱 | Il-gop | Seven | |
여덟 | Yeo-deol | Eight | |
아홉 | A-hop | Nine | |
열 | Yul | Ten | |
열하나 | Yul-ha-na | Eleven | |
열둘 | Yul-dul | Twelve | |
스물 | Seu-mul | Twenty | |
서른 | Seo-reun | Thirty | |
마흔 | Ma-heun | Forty | |
쉰 | Swin | Fifty | |
예순 | Ye-sun | Sixty | |
일흔 | Il-heun | Seventy | |
여든 | Yeo-deun | Eighty | |
아흔 | A-heun | Ninety | |
백 | Baek | One-hundred | |
일 | Il | First | |
이 | Ee | Second | |
삼 | Sam | Third | |
사 | Sa | Fourth | |
오 | Oh | Fifth | |
육 | Yuk | Sixth | |
칠 | Chil | Seventh | |
팔 | Pal | Eighth | |
구 | Gu | Ninth | |
십 | Sip | Tenth |
Kuk Sool Ranks and Titles
국사님 | Kuk Sa Nim | Grandmaster | |
총관장님 | Chong-Kwan-Jang-Nim | Chief Master (10th Dahn) | |
수석관장님 | Su-Seok-Kwan-Jang-Nim | Senior Executive Master (9th Dahn) | |
수님관장님 | Sun-Im Kwan-Jang-Nim | Executive Master (8th Dahn) | |
지도관장님 | Ji-Do Kwan-Jang-Nim | Senior Master (7th Dahn) | |
주임관장님 | Ju-Im-Kwan-Jang-Nim | Head Master (6th Dahn) | |
평관장님 | Pyung-Kwan-Jang-Nim | Master (5th Dahn) | |
사범님 | Sa-Bum-Nim | Instructor (4th Dahn) | |
부사범님 | Pu-Sa-Bum-Nim | Deputy Instructor (3rd Dahn) | |
교사님 | Kyo-Sa-Nim | Assistant Instructor (2nd Dahn) | |
조교님 | Jo-Kyo-Nim | Instructor in training (1st Dahn) | |
유단자 | Yu-Dahn-Ja | Black Belt holder | |
단보님 | Dahn-Bo-Nim | Black Belt candidate | |
자띠 | Ja-tti | Brown belt | |
홍띠 | Hong-tti | Red belt | |
청띠 | Cheong-tti | Blue belt | |
노란띠 | No-ran-tti | Yellow belt | |
흰띠 | Huin-tti | White belt | |
제자 | Je-ja | Student |
Parts of the body
머리 | Meo-ri | Head | |
목 | Mok | Neck | |
등 | Deung | Back | |
어깨 | Eo-kkae | Shoulder | |
팔 | Pal | Arm | |
팔꿈치 | Pal-kkum-chi | Elbow | |
손 | Son | Hand | |
손목 | Son-mok | Wrist | |
안손목 | An-son-mok | Inside wrist | |
다리 | Da-ri | Leg | |
무릎 | Mu-reup | Knee | |
발 | Bal | Foot | |
발꿈치 | Bal-kkum-chi | Heel | |
지 | Ji | Extremity/limb – used to name finger strikes | |
중지 | Jung-ji | Middle finger | |
엄지 | Eom-ji | Thumb | |
맥 | Maek | Vital point (or vein) | |
혈 | Hyeol | Pressure point (or hole) |
Directions and movements
앞 | Ap | Front | |
옆 | Yeop | Side | |
뒤 | Dwi | Back/rear | |
역 | Yeok | Reverse | |
안 | An | Inside | |
바깥 | Ba-kkat | Outside | |
돌아 | Dol-a | Spin | |
회전 | Hoe-jeon | Rotation/roll | |
상 | Sang | Top/high | |
중 | Jung | Middle | |
하 | Ha | Under/low | |
단 | Dan | Step/level | |
양 | Yang | Both | |
쌍 | Ssang | Pair/twin | |
뛰어 | Ttwi-eo | Jump |