In Taekwondo, you will have to count in Korean (i.e. during
stretching or drills). This page helps you how to count in
Korean and how to pronounce these numbers. For additional
Korean words such as names of Taekwondo kicks, Taekwondo commands and
various other Taekwondo terms,
please visit our main
Taekwondo
Words, Commands & Terminology page.
Taekwondo Numbers - When stretching or practicing Taekwondo, you will
need to know how to count in Korean.
One - Hana ("Ha-na")
Two - Dul ("Dhool")
Three - Set ("Set")
Four - Net ("Net")
Five - Dasot ("Da-sut")
Six - Yasot ("Yo-sut")
Seven - Ilgup ("Eel-gope")
Eight - Yodol ("Yo-dull")
Nine - Ahop ("Ah-hope")
Ten - Yeol ("Yull")
For 11 through 19, add the
Korean word for 10 in front of the last number. For example,
eleven is Yeol Hana ("Yull Ha-na") - the Korean
words for 10 and 1.
Eleven - Yeol Hana
("Yull Ha-na")
Twelve - Yeol Dul
("Yull Dhool")
Thirteen - Yeol Set
("Yull Set")
Fourteen - Yeol Net
("Yull Net")
Fifteen - Yeol Dasot
("Yull Da-sut")
Sixteen - Yeol Yasot
("Yull Yo-Sut")
Seventeen - Yeol Ilgup
("Yull Eel-gope")
Eighteen - Yeol Yodol
("Yull Yo-dull")
Nineteen - Yeol Ahop
("Yull Ah-hope")
Twenty - Seu-Mool ("Sew-mool")
For 21 through 29, add
the Korean word for 20 in front of the last number. For
example, twenty one is Seu-Mool Hana ("Sew-mool Han-na") - the Korean words
for 20 and 1.
The same "strategy"
applies to all of the higher numbers (i.e. 31-39, 41-49,
etc.).
Thirty - So-Roon
Forty - Ma-Hoon
Fifty - Sheen
Sixty - Yes-Soon
Seventy - E-Roon
Eighty - Yo-Doon
Ninety - Ah-Hoon
One Hundred - Baek
Here
are some videos where you can
hear the proper
pronunciation of Korean numbers.
