Hapkido Vocabulary
Below is a small list of Hapkido Vocabulary. If you have trouble with the pronunciation, ask a senior rank in class.
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
