How To Count In Korean for Taekwondo

This page will help you to count in Korean for your Taekwondo classes. We have listed the primary Korean numbers used in Taekwondo for training purposes such as stretching and forms or patterns. We have also added a video where you can hear the proper pronunciation of these Korean numbers.

For other Taekwondo terms (i.e. Korean names for kicks and punches), visit the Taekwondo Terminology page.

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Taekwondo Numbers - 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")

References

1. TaekwondoAnimals.com, Taekwondo Words & Commands, http://www.taekwondoanimals.com/taekwondo-words-terms.asp, Added - 4/26/13